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<p>Tables showing the number of headcount and full-time equivalent nurses and health
visitors with a non-United Kingdom nationality in National Health Service hospital
trusts and core organisations in August of each year since 2015 is attached.</p><p>
</p><p>No specific assessment of the cost of recruitment for overseas nurses or visas
has been made. However, in October 2021, NHS England commissioned a review by the
Nuffield Trust, which estimated the cost of recruiting a nurse from overseas at approximately
£10,000 to £12,000. Since August 2020, nurses have paid reduced visa fees through
the Health and Care Visa.</p>
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