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Medicine: British Students Abroad

Asked by James McMurdockIndependentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 29 April 2026UIN 127683

The 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.

Answered by Karin Smyth

It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.

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