Written question asked by Baroness Byford (Conservative) on Wednesday, 16 December 2015, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Monday, 4 January 2016. It was answered by Lord Prior of Brampton (Conservative) on Monday, 21 December 2015 on behalf of the Department of Health.
Doctors
- Question
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To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many doctors currently employed by the NHS qualified outside the UK.
- Answer
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The latest data on the number of doctors who qualified outside the United Kingdom is in the following table. This is taken from the Health and Social Care Information Centre’s annual workforce census, which shows the data as at 30 September 2014. The next census will be published in March 2016.
Headcount Data at 30 September 2014
Hospital and Community Health Services (HCHS) Drs
General Practitioners (GP)(excluding registrars and retainers)
GP registrars
Qualified in the UK
70,470
27,807
3,585
Qualified in other European Economic Area (EEA) Country
8,307
1,600
124
Qualified outside EEA
27,398
6,403
803
Unknown
463
9
0
Source: Health and Social Care Information Centre annual workforce census
Notes: The figures for HCHS doctors includes doctors in training
Secondary information
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- HL4634
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- 2015-16
- Subjects
- Doctors NHS
- Contains statistics
- Yes
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