Written questions

Health Professions: Migrant Workers

Lords · Question HL8687 · Tabled 23 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 1 Jul 2025

Question

Asked by Lord Boateng

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to reimburse the governments of (1) Nigeria, (2) Ghana, and (3) other Sub-Saharan Africa countries, for the cost of training doctors and clinicians currently working in the NHS.

Answer

Answered by Baroness Merron, 1 Jul 2025

We hugely value our health and social care workers from overseas who work tirelessly to provide the best possible care and enhance our health and care workforce with their valuable skills, experience, and expertise.No assessment has been made of the savin...