A new General Medical Council (GMC) report has revealed that 4,880 doctors who trained abroad left the UK workforce in 2024 – a 26% increase on 3,869 in 2023. Doctors who qualified outside of the UK currently make up around 42% of the workforce, it said. GMC chief executive Charlie Massey said: “Doctors represent a mobile workforce, whose skills are in high demand around the world. “Doctors who qualified outside of the UK make up 42% of those working in the UK. He acknowledged that two-thirds of the 30,000 doctors applying for 10,000 training places are international medical graduates.

Source: The Times November 21, 2025 12:12 UTC