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Review support for British International medical graduates & others to join NHS

Submitted by Dr Shazia Shahid on Saturday 15th February 2025

Published on Friday 4th April 2025

Current status: Closed

Closed: Saturday 4th October 2025

Signatures: 37

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British ~ Effective ~ exams ~ Face ~ Healthcare ~ international ~ Internationals ~ Match ~ Medic ~ NHS ~ NHS staff ~ NHS workforce ~ Passing ~ Reviewed ~ Staff ~ system ~ The NHS

Petition Action

Review support for British International medical graduates & others to join NHS

Petition Details

We feel that many British International Medical Graduates (IMG) and healthcare professionals face significant barriers in joining the NHS workforce, having trained/worked overseas. Many are highly trained but struggle with costly and rigid licensing exams, with near-passing scores.

Additional Information

Instead of losing their expertise, we want the Government to review and improve current policy by investigating:
1. Fees and effective support for British IMGs who narrowly fail exams
2. Supervised employment for qualified professionals until they gain full registration
3. Ensuring roles match professionals' overseas experience and expertise
We believe that trained professionals are eager to contribute to the NHS. We want the Government to review and improve the current system, which could ease NHS staff shortages and improve patient care.


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