Junior Doctors: Recruitment

Miss McIntosh
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what safeguards are in place to verify the qualifications of overseas applicants in the new procedures being followed for junior hospital doctor appointments.

Ms Rosie Winterton
Applicants are expected to bring with them to interview and assessments for specialty registrar programmes evidence of the qualifications required, as outlined in the person specification. The evidence required and the application process have been designed in accordance with Postgraduate Medical Education and Training Board requirements.