British lawmakers said the government's plan to reduce the international workforce in NHS England to around 10% by 2035 appears unrealistic, noting the health service has relied on overseas-trained doctors and nurses for decades and saved more than £14 billion through such recruitment. An all-party parliamentary group inquiry found that 36% of UK doctors and 24% of nurses were trained abroad, and recommended international recruitment be offset by proportionate investment in partner countries' health systems rather than extracting talent without support.
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British lawmakers said the government's plan to reduce the international workforce in NHS England to around 10% by 2035 appears unrealistic, noting the health service has relied on overseas-trained doctors and nurses for decades and saved more than £14 billion through such recruitment. An all-party parliamentary group inquiry found that 36% of UK doctors and 24% of nurses were trained abroad, and recommended international recruitment be offset by proportionate investment in partner countries' health systems rather than extracting talent without support.