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Reform biomedical science degrees

Submitted by Meryem Hill on Monday 29th September 2025

Published on Monday 27th October 2025

Current status: Closed

Closed: Monday 27th April 2026

Signatures: 30

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Petition Action

Reform biomedical science degrees

Petition Details

Biomedical science graduates cannot work as biomedical scientists in NHS without completing IBMS registration portfolio, which requires a competitive placement that not all can access.

Additional Information

Nurses and other HCPC professionals are eligible for registration automatically, but biomedical scientists are not. We ask the Government to work with IBMS, HCPC, and universities to ensure all biomedical science degrees include integrated registration portfolio training, so that graduates can enter the NHS directly. We believe this would create fairness across healthcare professions and remove unnecessary barriers for biomedical scientists, helping to address the shortage in pathology and diagnostics.


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