United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 3713
Medicine: British Students Abroad
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20 May 2026
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9 June 2026 · Answer
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Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the number of British nationals who obtained medical degrees overseas and subsequently applied for roles within the NHS in each of the last five years.
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20 May 2026
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the number of British nationals who obtained medical degrees overseas and subsequently applied for roles within the NHS in each of the last five years.
Source: Commons
9 June 2026
Answer
The following table shows the number of United Kingdom nationals with a non-UK primary medical qualification (PMQ) applying to the UK Foundation Programme between 2021 and 2025:Foundation training intake yearUK nationals with a non-UK PMQ20211522022175202...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-05-20/3713
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1908214
- uk · wq-1908214 · source updated 9 June 2026