Petition · Department of Health and Social Care
Include GMC accredited degrees from UK medical campuses outside of the UK
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1,055 signatures
What the petition asks
The Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill should be amended to include GMC accredited medical degrees from UK medical campuses outside of the UK within the definition of UK Primary Medical Qualification.
We believe the current Bill irrationally discriminates against British citizens or other third country nationals, funding equivalent GMC-validated UK University degrees abroad at UK university campuses, potentially breaching equality or legitimate expectation principles. We are concerned students having funded five years of medical studies could be discriminated against by failure to accept their qualifications for the purposes of prioritisation for Foundation Training as resident doctors.
Timeline
| 17 Feb 2026 | Petition opened for signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
1,055
Status
Open for signatures
Department
Department of Health and Social Care
Opened
17 Feb 2026
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 26 Jul 2026.