Presentation of items in questionnaire
| Item | Presentation | Questionnaire |
| Lost interest in profession because of placement | Likert | Post |
| Want to leave NHS because of placement | Likert | Post |
| Unable to cope with UK paperwork because of placement | Likert | Post |
| Experienced health consequences (injuries, illness, and so on) | Tick | Post |
| Loss of earnings | Tick | Post |
| Loss of pension | Tick | Post |
| Exposure to corruption | Tick | Post |
| Informal recognition from seniors | Tick | Post |
| Informal recognition from colleagues | Tick | Post |
| Formal recognition | Tick | Post |
| Accreditation | Tick | Post |
| No recognition or accreditation | Tick | Post |
| Involved in returners’ scheme/help back to work/support on reintegration | Tick | Post |
| Employment on return: (locum/agency/bank work) | Tick | Post |
| Overall the experience was: (positive/negative/neutral) | Tick | Post |
| Financial cost (high=more than £2000/low=less than £2000/no financial cost) | Free Text | Post |
| Skills applicable to current stage in career | Tick | Post |
| Skills applicable to UK position | Tick | Post |
| Skills not applicable to current stage in career or UK position | Tick | Post |
| Comfortable to work outside competence | Likert | Pre |
| Comfortable to work in high-risk situations | Likert | Pre |
| Used annual leave for trip | Tick | Pre |
NHS, National Health Service.