The NHS is England is to embark on a £100m international recruitment drive to attract foreign GPs.
The BBC reports that contracts worth £20,000 per doctor have been offered to recruitment agencies to help the service achieve its goal of 5,000 extra doctors by 2020. The agencies would be expected to cover the costs of relocation, recruitment and any extra training.
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