Thiruvananthapuram, Feb. 28 -- A further 200 nurses and doctors from Kerala in India will be recruited to join the health service in Wales.

The announcement strengthens the agreement made between the Welsh Government and the Government of Kerala last year to support ethical recruitment from India to Wales, and on the basis of mutual benefit.

As part of this, Welsh Health and Social Care Cabinet Secretary Jeremy Miles met with Health Minister Veena George to reaffirm and strengthen the working relationship between Wales and Kerala.

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 work...