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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...