Nigeria on the UK red list: Hope is not lost for prospective Health & Care workers
+ A Nigerian telling great stories in the UK
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Back to our main topic. I’m sure you’ve heard that the UK has placed Nigerians on the red list for the recruitment of Health and Care workers?
Major Nigerian newspapers have carried the story. Now what does this mean for Healthcare workers in Nigeria looking to come to the UK for work? I’ll try to explain this in the most simple terms.
What does the red list mean?
The red list is a list of developing countries that recruitment agencies and employers must not actively target to recruit Health Care workers to come and work in the UK as stipulated by the W.H.O.
Sadly, Nigeria has been added to this list. This means any active international recruitment drive to bring Health Care Workers from Nigeria & other affected countries to come and work in the UK has been placed on hold.
The WHO believes these countries have challenges and also need their healthcare workers to take care of its own citzens (so make them no go carry all the doctors, nurses and other healthcare workers for Naija finish. You understand abi? Hehe.
This news has been devastating for HealthCare workers in Nigeria who were hoping to come to the UK soon for work but all hope is not lost.
The set of HealthCare workers who still want to come can still go ahead and apply directly to any open positions advertised by Health Care employers. They just can’t do so via recruitment agencies.
According to the NHS, “The list doesn’t prevent individual health and social care personnel from independently applying to health and social care employers for employment in the UK, of their own accord and without being targeted by a third party, such as a recruitment agency or employer (known as a direct application)”.
So still look for jobs and apply. Your japa dreams are still valid.
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I hope you enjoyed this edition.
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