On Thursday 23^rd March 2023, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHCS) published a revised Code of Practice for the international recruitment of health and social care staff in England. 

The Code for Practice red list now also includes the following countries: Comoros, Laos, Rwanda, Samoa, Timor-Leste, Tuvalu, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. This aligns with the recently updated WHO Health Workforce Support and Safeguards List 2023. This means all active international recruitment from these countries will need to stop with immediate effect. 

Please see our latest news to find out more information about the recent update to the Code of Practice: https://www.nhsemployers.org/news/code-practice-international-recruitment-updated-0