Written question asked by Andrew Rosindell (Conservative) on Thursday, 17 December 2015, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 5 January 2016 (named day). It was answered by Ben Gummer (Conservative) on Tuesday, 5 January 2016 on behalf of the Department of Health.
Doctors: EU Countries
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he plans to take to ensure that implementation of European Professional Cards for doctors does not inhibit his Department's ability to perform background checks on doctors from other European countries.
- Answer
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The European Professional Card (EPC) will not be introduced for doctors until 2018 at the earliest.
The European Commission will review the effectiveness of the EPC process for the first wave of professions, which includes nurses, pharmacists and physiotherapists, before any decision is taken to extend the EPC to other professions.
Secondary information
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- Written question
- Reference
- 902879
- Session
- 2015-16
- Question not reached
- Yes
- Subjects
- Doctors EU countries Qualifications Migrant workers
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