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Labour slams £15m charge to NHS trusts for hiring overseas specialists as ‘nothing short of an outrage’
Boris Johnson gives two thumbs up for the NHS in April while his government continues to charge NHS trusts millions for hiring overseas specialists
THE government has charged NHS trusts more than £15 million over the past three years for hiring overseas specialists, it was revealed today.
52 of 224 NHS hospital trusts in England have paid more than £15.5m through the surcharge since 2017, according to responses to Freedom of Information requests made by the Labour Party.
Trusts that cannot find specialists in Britain, which is plagued by domestic skills shortages, will often look overseas to hire a qualified candidate – but have to pay a surcharge when they do so.
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