Migrants are the lifeblood of the NHS, it's time the UK paid for them

[Northerner]

Globally, universal health coverage – access to quality health services without the risk of financial hardship – is now firmly in the spotlight. Listed as a priority by the World Health Organisation (WHO) and even the World Bank, it also appears prominently in the post-2015 framework. This is an exciting moment for those of us who work towards the realisation of Health for All, and in particular for all those who are are currently denied healthcare.

But the realisation of the dream requires strong health systems, and strong health systems require health workers. Yet the WHO predicts that the current global shortage of 7.2 million health workers will increase to 12.9 million by 2035, with the poorest countries bearing the brunt of those shortages.

There are many causes of the global health worker crisis, including insufficient training and lack of jobs. In some countries the issue is not the overall number but their maldistribution, typically clustered in urban areas.

http://www.theguardian.com/global-d...ts-nhs-compensation-global-health-brain-drain

 

[trophywench]

Well hang on a minute!

WHY aren't the Sierra Leonians (etc) going back to SL to work - why is it our fault they aren't? Could it be that even with the countless amount of foreign aid we pay them, there aren't the jobs? If so, why is that our fault too?

And how many Sierra Leonians are there in this country apart from NHS workers, and what is the ratio of NHS:non-NHS population for SLs? Is it greater than for our indigenous population? ie us!

And the same for every nationality here!