NHS: English Language
Commons · Question 74475 · Tabled 2 Sep 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 19 Sep 2025
Question
Asked by Rupert Lowe
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing English language requirements for non-UK staff within the NHS.
Answer
Answered by Karin Smyth, 19 Sep 2025
Where legally required, healthcare professionals must be registered with the appropriate United Kingdom healthcare regulator to be able to practise. Professionals who qualified outside the UK must demonstrate they have the necessary knowledge of English a...