Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 76857
Health Professions: Migrant Workers
Tabled: 12 September 2025
Answered: 1 October 2025
Question
Matt Vickers
Conservative — Stockton West
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of fast-tracking accreditation for internationally-trained healthcare professionals to help increase local staffing levels.
Answer
Karin SmythHealthcare professional regulators are the independent bodies responsible for safeguarding patient and public safety by ensuring that only those meeting the necessary standards can be added to their registers and work in the United Kingdom, whether qualif...
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