Written question asked by James McMurdock (Independent (affiliation)) on Wednesday, 20 May 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 1 June 2026. It was answered by Karin Smyth (Labour) on Tuesday, 9 June 2026 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.
Medicine: British Students Abroad
- Question
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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.
- Answer
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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 year
UK nationals with a non-UK PMQ
2021
152
2022
175
2023
160
2024
140
2025
156
Source: NHS England foundation programme recruitment data.
The data is based on self-declared nationality. It is possible that some of these doctors gained UK nationality following their medical graduation, although the data does not allow identification of this.
Secondary information
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- 3713
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- 2026-27
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- Employment NHS Medicine British students abroad
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- Yes
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