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NHS global recruitment must not come at the expense of poorer countries, charity warns

BMJ 2019; 366 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.l4588 (Published 08 July 2019) Cite this as: BMJ 2019;366:l4588
  1. Aimee Miller
  1. The BMJ

Recruiting a new “Windrush generation” to fill NHS vacancies must not come at the expense of low and middle income countries (LMICs) in Africa and Asia, the healthcare charity the Tropical Health and Education Trust (THET) has said.1

The charity has published a report in response to the interim NHS People Plan, which calls for the NHS to increase international recruitment.2

Speaking at the launch of the plan in June, health and social care secretary Matt …

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