Internal Reference Number: FOI_9423
Date Request Received: 26/05/2026 00:00:00
Date Request Replied To: 18/06/2026 00:00:00
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Request Summary: 5-Year International Nurse Recruitment and Sponsorship Data
Request Category: Private Individuals
| Question Number 1: I am writing to make a request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. Please provide a year-by-year breakdown of data regarding the recruitment and Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) of international nurses within your organization for the last five consecutive financial years. To assist with data collection, please present the headcount figures for each of the following periods individually: 鈥� Year 1: 1st April 2021 to 31st March 2022 鈥� Year 2: 1st April 2022 to 31st March 2023 鈥� Year 3: 1st April 2023 to 31st March 2024 鈥� Year 4: 1st April 2024 to 31st March 2025 鈥� Year 5: 1st April 2025 to 31st March 2026 For each of the financial years listed above, please provide the total headcount breakdown for the following two categories: Category 1: Direct International Recruitment 1. The total number of internationally educated nurses recruited directly from outside the UK who were issued a Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) by the organization. | |
| Answer To Question 1: Year 1: 1st August 2021 to 31st Dec 2022 - 46 鈥� Year 2: 1st Jan 2023 to 31st dec 2023 - 165 鈥� Year 3: 1st Jan 2024 to 31st March 2024 - <5 鈥� Year 4: 1st Jan 2025 to 31st Dec 2025- 0 鈥� Year 5: 1st Jan 2026 to 31st May 2026 - 0 | |
| Question Number 2: Category 2: In-Country International Recruitment & Preceptorship The total number of newly qualified nurses who were already residing in the UK (e.g., on a student visa, dependent visa, other non-work visa route, or Health and care visa, skilled worker visa etc) who were recruited into the organization, provided with a preceptorship programme/training, and successfully transitioned onto an employment Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) issued by the organization. If the data for Category 2 cannot be broken down precisely by the applicants' previous visa type, please provide the total number of newly qualified nurses requiring new visa sponsorship who entered your preceptorship programme during each timeframe. | |
| Answer To Question 2: A. Jan 2023 to Dec 2023 鈥� 19 B. Jan 2024 to Dec 2024 鈥� <5 C. Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 鈥� <5 D. Jan 2026 to Jun 2026 鈥� <5 | |
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