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NHS: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of prioritising NHS jobs for British citizens who have gained medical qualifications (a) within the UK and (b) from institutions within other Eur

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
1 Jul 2025
Target answer date
3 Jul 2025
Answer
9 Jul 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 1 Jul 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of prioritising NHS jobs for British citizens who have gained medical qualifications (a) within the UK and (b) from institutions within other Eur

  2. 3 Jul 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 9 Jul 2025

    Answer published

    As set out in the 10-Year Health Plan published on 3 July, we will work across Government to prioritise United Kingdom medical graduates for foundation training, and to prioritise UK medical graduates and other doctors who have worked in the National Heal...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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