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registered interest false more like this
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Department for International Development more like this
answering dept id 20 more like this
answering dept short name International Development more like this
answering dept sort name International Development more like this
hansard heading Developing Countries: Health Services more like this
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pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what cross-departmental work her Department is engaged in to increase the retention of trained medical staff from low income countries in those countries' health systems. more like this
tabling member constituency Finchley and Golders Green more like this
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Mike Freer more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2015-07-21more like thismore than 2015-07-21
answer text <p>DFID funds the Health Partnership Scheme, which uses the skills of UK health professionals to train, mentor, and coach their developing country counterparts in their home countries. Over 25,000 health workers have received training and education through this scheme. As a complementary measure, the UK has also signed the World Health Organisation Global Code of Practice on the International Recruitment of Health Personnel and the Department of Health implements it through the UK Code of Practice for international recruitment. The UK Code specifies a list of developing countries that should not be targeted for international recruitment under any circumstances.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield remove filter
answering member printed Grant Shapps more like this
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less than 2015-07-21T16:38:25.607Zmore like thismore than 2015-07-21T16:38:25.607Z
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label Biography information for Grant Shapps more like this
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label Biography information for Mike Freer more like this