Table 5.

The percentage of participants that reported each negative outcome

Statement	Agree/yes	Neither	Disagree/no
Post-placement questionnaire
Lost interest in profession because of placement	10.8% (n=18)	12.1% (n=21)	77% (n=130)
Want to leave NHS because of placement	35.7% (n=60)	21% (n=36)	43.3% (n=73)
Unable to cope with UK paperwork because of placement	36% (n=61)	21.1% (n=36)	43.9% (n=72)
Experienced health consequences (injuries, illness, and so on)	15.4% (n=26)		84.6% (n=143)
Loss of earnings	31.9% (n=66)		60.9% (n=103)
Loss of pension	18.3% (n=31)		81.7% (n=138)
Exposure to corruption	29.6% (n=50)		70.4% (n=119)
Informal recognition from seniors	43.9% (n=75)		56.1% (n=96)
Informal recognition from colleagues	63.7% (n=109)		36.3% (n=62)
Formal recognition	22.2% (n=38)		77.8% (n=131)
Accreditation	0.6% (n=1)		99.4% (n=168)
No recognition or accreditation	22.8% (n=39)		77.2% (n=132)
Involved in returners’ scheme/help back to work/support on reintegration	7.7% (n=13)		92.3% (n=156)
Locum/agency/bank work	7.1% (n=12)		92.9% (n=157)
Overall the experience was positive/negative/neutral	94% (n=159) Positive	4.2% (n=7) Neutral	1.8% (n=3) Negative
A financial cost (of some kind)	68.1% (n=92/135)		31.9% (n=43/135)
High=more than £2000/low=less than £2000/no financial cost	High=23% (n=31)	Low=45.2% (n=61)	No=31.9% (n=43)
Skills applicable to current stage in career	75.1% (n=127)		24.9% (n=42)
Skills applicable to UK position	68% (n=115)		32% (n=54)
Skills not applicable to current stage in career or UK position	10.7% (n=18)		89.3%(n=151)
Pre-departure questionnaire
Comfortable to work outside competence	49.1% (n=26)	17% (n=9)	34% (n=18)
Comfortable to work in high-risk situations	56.6% (n=30)	15% (n=9)	23.3% (n=14)
Used annual leave for the trip	41.5% (n=22)		58.5% (n=31)

NHS, National Health Service.