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Doctors: Refugees

Asked by Steve DarlingLiberal DemocratDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 4 April 2025UIN 41979

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of offering (a) guidance or (b) funding support for charities who are assisting refugees with medical qualifications into the NHS.

Answered by Karin Smyth

The Department has made no assessment of the potential merits of offering guidance or funding support for charities who are assisting refugees with medical qualifications into the National Health Service.

Many regulators, royal colleges, and other organisations provide support or prioritise services for refugees, including some flexibility in the information that candidates need to provide for employment checks.

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