Read our Privacy noticeThe health secretary has ordered an urgent review of vetting procedures for doctors who qualified overseas after 22 medics banned abroad were cleared to treat NHS patients. The findings of an investigation by The Times were “horrific” and “a serious failure in our medical regulatory systems that I will not tolerate”, Wes Streeting said. “We also routinely receive information from overseas regulators including by way of the physician information exchange which has been developed by the International Association of Medical Regulatory Authorities. “We also always actively seek information from overseas regulators when doctors who have been working in other countries apply to register with us. “We will continue to review each case carefully and thoroughly, and, where doctors are registered with us, decide what action we might need to take.”

Source: The Times October 02, 2025 19:25 UTC