Dr. Honey asked the Minister for Health about the number of foreign-trained nurses and doctors recruited in 2022-23, broken down by country of origin. The Minister responded that the recruitment systems do not capture this level of detail.

AnsweredQoN 1122Legislative Assembly
Asked
19 June 2024
Portfolio
Health

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With regard to recruitment of foreign health staff for the 2022-23 year, can the Minister provide the following information: (a) Number of foreign trained nurses by country of origin; and (b) Number of foreign trained doctors by country of origin?

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Answered
7 August 2024
Responded by
Minister for Health
Response time
3 days
(a-b) The recruitment systems do not capture this level of information as a mandatory onboarding question.

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