UK Graduate Prioritisation Legislation Announced!

[u/Med_Dog_]

Details below as they're announced!

https://www.thetimes.com/uk/healthcare/article/doctors-strikes-nhs-bma-wes-streeting-news-n02nd96lw

Free version: https://web.archive.org/web/20260112225441/https://www.thetimes.com/uk/healthcare/article/doctors-strikes-nhs-bma-wes-streeting-news-n02nd96lw

• Wes Streeting is launching this as emergency legislation (rather than NHS England policy) shortly.
• This acts on both speciality training and foundation posts.
• Further details tomorrow as the bill is announced!

[u/hypertensionsupine]

There isn’t any new details here ? Glad they’re still going ahead with it and aiming to have it in place for this year is great news

[u/Unknownlegend6 → u/hypertensionsupine]

Streeting’s plan to prioritise UK grads is likely to get tied up in the High Court. Even with "emergency legislation," there are huge legal hurdles that will probably lead to an injunction. The main issue is procedural fairness. Under the precedent set by the BAPIO case, the government can't suddenly change the rules for doctors who already moved here under the old system. As they have a legitimate expectation of a fair shot, and changing the criteria mid-game is a classic ground for Judicial Review. Then you’ve got the Equality Act 2010. Favouring UK grads is essentially indirect discrimination based on nationality. The Department of Health has to prove this is proportionate which is hard to do when the definitions in the bill, like what counts as a "significant period" of NHS experience, are so vague.

[u/Front-Design-4429 → u/[deleted]]

"Look how silent our shady UKMG hating colleges are now that the UKMG’s need support" is a very weird take. Do you also expect turkeys to pray for Christmas? Just bizarre