Please can you provide the total spend on the international recruitment of nurses in the following financial periods:
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3. For the financial year 21/22
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7. For Quarters 1 and 2 of 22/23
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11. For Quarters 3 and 4 of 22/23
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Please can you also breakdown costs in terms of:
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3. Overseas trips
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7. Agency fees
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11. Flights
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15. Visas
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19. Expenses
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23. Living expenses for international recruits
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Thank you for your recent request dated 24th May 2023. Public Health Wales have not been part of the international nurse recruitment exercise undertaken in NHS Wales. As an organisation we have no jurisdiction over the activities of Health Boards and frequently do not have access to the data that they produce. They may hold the information requested. I have provided contact details for each Health Board below, you would need to contact them individually. Aneurin Bevan University Health Board http://www.wales.nhs.uk/sitesplus/866/page/39187 Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board http://www.wales.nhs.uk/sitesplus/861/page/39134 Cardiff and Vale University Health Board http://www.cardiffandvaleuhb.wales.nhs.uk/freedom-of-information-new Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board https://cwmtafmorgannwg.wales/foi/ Swansea Bay University Health Board https://sbuhb.nhs.wales/about-us1/foia/ Hywel Dda University Health Board http://www.wales.nhs.uk/sitesplus/862/page/52085 Powys Teaching Health Board |
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