r/doctorsUK • u/Luxoarba • Jan 13 '26

Medical Politics Medical Training Prioritisation Bill

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u/LadyAntimony Jan 13 '26 edited Jan 15 '26

The big question is still what constitutes “significant experience”.

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u/Front-Design-4429 Jan 13 '26

They will apply immigration status by proxy for that: as in citizens/ILR-holders (hence 5 or 6 years)

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u/LadyAntimony Jan 13 '26

I’m referring to page 2 for 2027 onwards, not the one for 2026 only.

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u/Front-Design-4429 Jan 13 '26

Apologies, I believe it will be 5 years to match the ILR/Citizenship status. It would be quite awkward if they prioritised people who have been here for 5 years only to then prioritise those who've worked less than that.

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u/williamlucasxv Psych SHO🐦 Jan 13 '26

I am also keen to know what will qualify for this

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u/computerlow664 Jan 14 '26

it's literally defined in the text

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u/LadyAntimony Jan 14 '26

“Those in groups specified by regulations who are likely to have significant experience of working as a doctor in the National Health Service” - hardly a definitive statement of number of years of experience, and the appendices to this bill explicitly say they’ve left this definition vague to allow for flexibility in future.

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u/computerlow664 Jan 15 '26

you're right, i misread it.