A further 200 nurses and doctors from Kerala in India will be recruited to join the health service in Wales.

More than 300 healthcare professionals have already taken up positions across NHS Wales from the Indian state since March 2024.

The NHS in Wales now has more staff than at any point in its history, directly employing almost 97,000 full-time equivalent staff, and the Welsh Government is committed to continue investing in the current workforce and in training the NHS workforce of the future.

Health Secretary, Jeremy Miles said: ‘We are committed to delivering a sustainable NHS workforce which can handle present demands and meet the needs of the future.

‘Wales has a long and proud tradition of welcoming healthcare professionals from all over the world and ethical international recruitment is a key part of our workforce strategy to ensure that the NHS in Wales has the right people and skills it needs.'