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#2026/72026 yılı Tıbbi Eğitim (Önceliklendirme) Yasası

🇬🇧United Kingdom··Act·Medium Impact·View source ↗

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The Medical Training (Prioritisation) Act 2026 prioritizes UK medical graduates and certain other individuals for places in medical training programs in the UK. This means that when selecting candidates for these programs, preference will be given to those who have graduated from UK medical schools or belong to specific priority groups.

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Key Changes

  • UK medical graduates are prioritized for medical training programs.
  • Priority is also given to individuals from specific groups, including certain Commonwealth and Irish citizens.
  • The Act outlines different criteria for applicants based on their training and residency status.

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Obligations

What this law requires

high

Persons with decision-making authority for UK Foundation Programme places must offer places to UK medical graduates and priority group members before offering places to any other eligible applicants

UK Foundation Programme selection decision-makers
operational
high

Persons with decision-making authority for specialty training programme offers made in 2026 must prioritize UK medical graduates, priority group members, relevant qualifying UK programme completers, and specified immigration status holders before offering places to other eligible applicants

Specialty training programme selection decision-makers (2026 offers)
operational
high

Persons with decision-making authority for specialty training programme interviews from 2027 onwards must offer interviews to UK medical graduates, priority group members, relevant qualifying UK programme participants, and persons described in regulations before offering interviews to other eligible applicants

Specialty training programme interview selection decision-makers (2027 onwards)
operational
high

Persons with decision-making authority for specialty training programme offers from 2027 onwards must offer places to UK medical graduates, priority group members, relevant qualifying UK programme participants, and persons described in regulations before offering places to other eligible applicants

Specialty training programme selection decision-makers (2027 onwards)
operational
medium

The appropriate authority must make regulations describing additional priority applicants for specialty training programmes from 2027 onwards, limited to persons with significant NHS/Health and Social Care experience or specified immigration status

Appropriate authority (UK government bodies with relevant jurisdiction)
operational

Affected Parties

UK medical graduatesCommonwealth citizens with UK residency rights+2 more…

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medical training,prioritization,UK legislation