Table 2

Total numbers of work permits approved for nurses, Great Britain, 2001, by category and selected country of nationality (% of total in brackets)



Composition of total applications



Country
Total, all applications
First permission
In-country change of employment
In-country extension
In-country technical change
Work Permit
Work Permit extension

TOTAL
23063






Of which:







Philippines
10050
210
1433
952
26
7422
7
India
2612
105
646
92
9
1759
1
South Africa
2514
149
669
490
33
1163
10
Zimbabwe
1801
851
527
146
13
261
1
Nigeria
1110
217
424
104
11
354
0
Australia
601
149
69
99
4
277
3
Ghana
493
151
148
44
3
147
0
Trinidad and Tobago
357
94
89
130
1
43
0

Source: Work Permits UK; Provisional, up to 17 December 2001 only

Stilwell et al. Human Resources for Health 2003 1:8   doi:10.1186/1478-4491-1-8