Konferenzbericht (PDF-Dokument, 3 MB) - SID

Wissen wandert
sowie der auch nach der Rekrutierung weitergehenden
Unterstützung der Einwanderer auf.
Prof. James Buchan
The paper focused on the high level of active inter-
national recruitment of health workers, particularly doc-
tors and nurses, which has been undertaken by the UK
in the period 2000 to 2006. It stressed that there had
been an explicit government policy to increase staffing in
the National Health Service (NHS) and that international
recruitment had been one of the strategies used to
achieve rapid staffing growth.
The paper gave consideration to the “Push and Pull -
what makes a health worker move?” (see figure 1, edit
by editor) and set out the UK approaches to international
recruitment.
In terms of the reasons why doctors and nurses move,
the paper discussed “Push and Pull” factors, noted that
the UK had exploited certain factors, many linked to its
post colonial links and to its connection with many other
English speaking countries. These factors included:
- Shared language
- Shared culture
- Shared/similar curriculum
- Mutual recognition/ similar qualifications
- Geographical proximity/ ease of travel
- Pre-existence of migrant community
knowledge migrates
The paper illustrated the rapid growth in the numbers of
doctors and nurses coming to the UK across the period
2000 to 2006 and gave specific data on entrants to the
UK nursing register, from selected African countries.
(see figures 2 and 3, edit by editor)
The paper also gave details on specific aspects of the
policies adopted by the UK to facilitate rapid large scale
migration of health workers to the UK from non EU coun-
tries.
The national policies to support active international
recruitment included:
- Bilateral agreements
- Fast track work permits
- Co-ordinated multi-employer international recruit-
ment
- Web based advertising
- Use of recruitment agencies
- Code of practice for “ethical” recruitment
The UK has a single “point of entry” for registration of
health professionals by the relevant body (e.g. General
Medical Council; Nursing Council). Registration is by
application to the Council, and once registered, doctor or
nurse can practice anywhere in the UK.
In relation to main steps in the international recruitment
processes, the paper summarised research and previ-
ous publications on:
Good practice in international recruitment/ induc-
tion:
- Preparing internationally recruited nurses/doctors
prior to employment:
understanding and matching motives to migrate;
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