Nuffield Trust: Law Has Dramatically Reduced Overseas Doctors' Chances of Securing NHS Specialty Training Places
September 05, 2026
September 05, 2026
LONDON, England, Sept. 5 -- The Nuffield Trust issued the following news release:
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New law has dramatically reduced overseas doctors' chances of securing NHS specialty training places
The proportion of doctors accepting NHS specialty training places from the group that includes most overseas-trained doctors has fallen from more than one in four to less than one in 50 (this is the final training stage before becoming a GP or consultant).
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New law has dramatically reduced overseas doctors' chances of securing NHS specialty training places
The proportion of doctors accepting NHS specialty training places from the group that includes most overseas-trained doctors has fallen from more than one in four to less than one in 50 (this is the final training stage before becoming a GP or consultant).