FOI/2025/26/146

Request

I would like to request the following information from the trust from the last five financial years:

 

1. The number of staff who were sent to a foreign country to facilitate recruitment drives (to address shortages as set out as part of the NHS Long Term Plan).

 

2. The total cost to the trust of each recruitment drive exercise including flights and accommodation

 

3. The city and country that were visited as part of the exercise

 

4. The type of staff it was hoped would be recruited

 

Please can the information be broken down by year, for the last five financial years (2020/21, 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24, 2024/25)

 

Please limit the search to just those where the bills for the recruitment were paid in any of the last five financial years.

 

Response

 

1.        The number of staff who were sent to a foreign country to facilitate recruitment drives (to address shortages as set out as part of the NHS Long Term Plan).

20/21: N/A

21/22: N/A

22/23: May 2022: 1 staff

23/24: July 2023: 4 staff, October 2023: 3 staff

 

2.        The total cost to the trust of each recruitment drive exercise including flights and accommodation

•       20/21

•       21/22

•       22/23

•       23/24: £47,582

•       24/25: N/A

 

3.        The city and country that were visited as part of the exercise

•        20/21: NA

•        21/22: NA

•        22/23: Manila; Philippines.

•        23/24: July 2023: Dubai, Cochin; India, Manila & Cebu; Philippines. October 2023: Manila & Cebu Philippines

•        24/25: NA

 

 

4.        The type of staff it was hoped would be recruited

•        20/21: NA

•        21/22: NA

•        22/23: Community Nurses

•        23/24: Community Nurses

•        24/25: NA