#2026-373France eases practice rules for UK-trained doctors who began studies before Brexit
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This law makes it easier for certain UK-trained doctors to practice medicine in France. It adds the United Kingdom to parts of the French Public Health Code that recognize medical qualifications, but only for doctors whose basic and specialist medical training began before 31 December 2020 and whose UK qualification allows them to practice legally in the UK. The change mainly affects French, EU, EEA, Andorran and UK nationals with eligible UK medical qualifications. Health authorities will still rely on a ministerial list of accepted UK medical titles, so affected doctors should check whether their qualification appears on that list before seeking registration or authorization in France.
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Key Changes
- Adds the United Kingdom to the recognized jurisdictions for certain medical qualifications in the French Public Health Code.
- Recognizes listed UK medical qualifications only when the medical training began before 31 December 2020 and the qualification allows legal practice in the UK.
- Extends the route to French, EU, EEA, Andorran and UK nationals who meet the qualification conditions.