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Petition · past parliament · Department of Health and Social Care

Help international healthcare professionals to join the NHS

Closed 195 signatures

What the petition asks

There are so many health professionals (doctors, nurses, physiotherapists) in the UK who are not able to practice even when they are high skilled
Liaise with the professional bodies (GMC, NMC) in order to ask for exemptions in the registration process of Healthcare Professionals (doctors, nurses, physiotherapist, social workers, etc) who might demonstrate to the NHS they carry with proper international credentials and skills which enable them to practice in the UK

Timeline

28 Apr 2020 Petition opened for signatures
28 Oct 2020 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 195
Status Closed
Department Department of Health and Social Care
Opened 28 Apr 2020
Closed 28 Oct 2020

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.