§ Mr. BurstowTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans he has to extend the ethical foreign nurse recruitment code of practice to the recruitment of overseas(a) medical practitioners and (b) professionals allied to medicine; and if he will list those (i) covered and (ii) not covered. [40458]
§ Mr. HuttonThe purpose of the code of practice is to promote high standards in the recruitment and employment of all health care professionals from abroad.
Recruitment of internationally qualified medical staff and other health care professionals have specific sections within the code of practice.