A recent trip to India to recruit new doctors to work in Worcestershire’s hospitals has been hailed a success, with more than 30 doctors offered posts.
The week-long trip to New Delhi and Bangalore, which took place in July, was a key part of Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust’s medical recruitment strategy focused on filling consultant and middle-grade vacancies at the Alexandra, Kidderminster and Worcestershire Royal Hospitals.
Di Pugh, deputy director of human resources at the Trust, travelled to India as part of a team including medical and surgical consultant colleagues and recruitment specialists from HCL Clarity to carry out the interviews.
She said: “We carried out 53 interviews and are absolutely delighted that we have been able to make 34 offers across a range of medical and surgical specialties – including respiratory, neurology, trauma and orthopaedics and general surgery. The calibre of the candidates we interviewed was exceptional and we are now preparing for the new recruits – both consultants and clinical fellows – to join us.”
Dr Sally Millett, consultant anaesthetist, said: “The trip to India was a first for the Trust. We had three full days of interviewing doctors from all over India including some Skype interviews with those from even further afield. It is a real win-win – it provides our organisation with much needed doctors to fill vacancies whilst enabling those doctors to come and develop their skills and experience within the NHS.”
