Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she has had discussions with relevant professional bodies on recognition of Ukrainian professional qualifications in the UK’s health and social care sector.

There have been no discussions between the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care and the relevant professional bodies on recognition of Ukrainian professional qualifications in the United Kingdom’s (UK) health and social care sector. Healthcare professional regulators, who set and enforce the standards that regulate healthcare professionals, are independent of government and directly accountable to Parliament.

The Government knows there are high-skilled Ukrainians in the UK who would be an asset to our outstanding National Health Service. Therefore, Government provided advice in Welcome Packs, given to all Homes for Ukraine arrivals, on how to obtain an international qualification recognised within the UK. This can be found at the following link:

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1100294/Ukraine_Welcome_Guide.pdf

In addition, guidance has been produced in Ukrainian, Russian and English on gaining accreditation for medical professionals. This guidance will be published on GOV.UK in the coming weeks.