Question follow-through · 3715
Medicine: British Students Abroad
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to introduce pathways for British nationals who obtained medical degrees overseas when applying for NHS roles.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 20 May 2026
- Target answer date
- 1 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 19 Jun 2026 · 30 calendar days after tabling
Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.
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Votes on this topic
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- Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 · 8 Sept 2026
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Recorded timeline
20 May 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to introduce pathways for British nationals who obtained medical degrees overseas when applying for NHS roles.
1 Jun 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
19 Jun 2026
Answer published
The Government has no plans to introduce pathways for British nationals who obtained medical degrees overseas when applying for National Health Service roles.NHS employers work at a local level to ensure they have the workforce they need, which includes m...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Hospitals: Construction
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Hospitals: Construction
4 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of future NHS projects expected to utilise Hospital 2.0 standardised designs.
NHS: Managers
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Mental Health: Men
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Mental Health: Men
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