Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 33327

Health Professions: Recruitment

Tabled: 24 February 2025
Answered: 28 February 2025

Question

Vikki Slade

Liberal DemocratMid Dorset and North Poole

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

Karin Smyth
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...

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