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Retention warning: 39% of overseas-trained specialists left within five years when they hadn’t been in UK training
Doctors who join the UK specialist register after completing specialty training abroad are significantly more likely to leave…
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General practice training now split 50/50: half of 2024 GP ST1 intake qualified outside the UK
General practice has become one of the clearest examples of…
Read MoreTraining offer-rate gap remains stark: UK graduates at 69% vs nonUK at 23% in 2023/24
UK medical graduates continue to have much higher success rates…
Read MoreInternational demand for UK training surges: nonUK CT1/ST1 applicants more than triple since 2018/19
The GMC’s Workforce report 2025 shows a dramatic rise in…
Read MoreDoctor “leavers” jump in 2024, but GMC separates administrative effects from workforce risk
The number of doctors who stopped holding a licence in…
Read MoreEarly employment warning: just 13% of 2024 PLAB joiners linked to a designated body within six months
The GMC’s Workforce report 2025 raises a sharp early warning…
Read MoreInternational doctor inflow “plateaus” in 2024 after years of rapid growth, GMC report finds
The GMC’s Workforce report 2025 signals a notable shift in…
Read MoreWhat waiting list recovery looks like for the staff delivering it
Across the public sector, waiting list recovery is often discussed…
Read MoreGovernment’s 10-Year Health Plan: the three shifts in practice
The Government’s 10-Year Health Plan for England, published in July…
Read MorePharmacy Contraception Service expands on 29 October
The Pharmacy Contraception Service (PCS) will expand nationally from 29…
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Retention warning: 39% of overseas-trained specialists left within five years when they hadn’t been in UK training
Doctors who join the UK specialist register after completing specialty training abroad are significantly more…
Read MoreMilestone: female doctors now outnumber male doctors in the UK, though England and Wales lag behind
For the first time, the number of female licensed doctors in the UK has surpassed…
Read MoreDeclared disability among doctors rises 64% since 2021, reaching 5% of licensed workforce
The number of doctors declaring a disability to the regulator has risen sharply since 2021,…
Read MoreEmergency medicine depends heavily on locally employed and SAS doctors, GMC data shows
Emergency medicine stands out as one of the UK’s most structurally dependent specialties on doctors…
Read MoreLocally employed doctors face high insecurity: only 9% on permanent contracts in England and Wales
Most locally employed (LE) doctors in England and Wales are working on fixedterm or bank contracts, highlighting…
Read MoreProMedical Achieves Platinum Audit Badge for Compliance Excellence
ProMedical Personnel Ltd is proud to announce that we have been awarded the prestigious Platinum…
Read More“Neither register” workforce reaches 87,151 doctors, fastest-growing group despite slower expansion in 2024
Doctors who are licensed but are on neither the GP nor specialist register and not…
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Retention warning: 39% of overseas-trained specialists left within five years when they hadn’t been in UK training
Doctors who join the UK specialist register after completing specialty training abroad are significantly more…
Read MoreMilestone: female doctors now outnumber male doctors in the UK, though England and Wales lag behind
For the first time, the number of female licensed doctors in the UK has surpassed…
Read MoreDeclared disability among doctors rises 64% since 2021, reaching 5% of licensed workforce
The number of doctors declaring a disability to the regulator has risen sharply since 2021,…
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