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Streeting looks to end “crazy” situation of UK doctors losing out on jobs to doctors from overseas
BMJ 2025; 389 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.r742 (Published 10 April 2025) Cite this as: BMJ 2025;389:r742
- Zosia Kmietowicz
- The BMJ
The health and social care secretary, Wes Streeting, has said that he is reviewing the “bizarre situation” of UK medical graduates having to compete with doctors from overseas for jobs in the NHS.
Speaking on GB News on 8 April, Streeting said that he would tackle the health service’s “over-reliance” on overseas workers.
“We’ve got this bizarre situation where graduates from UK medical schools are competing on an equal basis with overseas applicants for the same jobs. I think that is a crazy position …
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