Health Professions: Recruitment
Commons · Question 33327 · Tabled 24 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 28 Feb 2025
Question
Asked by Vikki Slade
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to recruit NHS staff from UK citizens who obtained their medical qualification outside of the UK.
Answer
Answered by Karin Smyth, 28 Feb 2025
There is no central programme to recruit United Kingdom citizens who have obtained their medical qualification outside the UK into the National Health Service. NHS employers work at a local level to ensure they have the workforce they need, which includes...