Developing evidence-based ethical policies on the migration of health workers: conceptual and practical challenges

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

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