Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 78034
Doctors: Recruitment
Tabled: 10 October 2025
Answered: 17 October 2025
Question
Andrew Rosindell
Reform UK — Romford
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to take steps to promote the (a) recruitment and (b) retention of UK medical graduates over international applicants.
Answer
Karin SmythBritish doctors who obtained their medical degree abroad need to meet the requirements of the General Medical Council, the independent regulator of the medical profession, to practise medicine in the United Kingdom. These doctors are then able to apply fo...
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