Health chiefs in Qatar are secretly trying to poach hundreds of NHS paramedics for the upcoming FIFA World Cup Cup, The Mail on Sunday can reveal.
The authorities in the oil-rich nation have been offering tax-free salaries worth around _6,000 a month, with the aim of recruiting up to 500 staff for the tournament, FIFA World Cup which starts on November 20.
The incentive, with free flights and accommodation, is almost triple the amount the average UK paramedic earns after deductions for tax and FIFA World Cup National Insurance.

It comes when ambulance waiting times are at almost record highs.
In February, Fifa president Gianni Infantino told a health conference in Qatar that the country was ready for the ‘healthiest World Cup ever'.