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​FAQ: I'm moving abroad, what do I need to do?
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"The golden rule when planning to spend time outside the UK is to plan your re-entry before going.

Please contact your responsible officer (usually via your appraisal team) for advice at least three months before you leave.

If your plans change while you are away, contact [the team] to discuss.​"
​Guidance for a GP planning to spend time abroad (ROAN, April 2018)
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GP Recruitment Hub schemes
GP Return to Practice scheme  (Health Education England)
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The NHS GP Return to Practice (RtP) programme provides a safe, supported pathway for qualified GPs to return to NHS General Practice after an absence of more than 2 years.


​The International Induction Pathway (Health Education England)

​The International Induction Programme (IIP) provides a supported pathway for overseas qualified GPs to be inducted safely into NHS General Practice.

The GMC says
"​We expect you to collect supporting information from practice you undertake in the UK.

Only in exceptional circumstances would a doctor with supporting information drawn wholly or substantively from overseas practice be able to maintain their UK licence to practise.

Responsible officers or suitable persons may decide to accept supporting information from overseas practice if they are satisfied that it meets the same standards as those expected in the UK and so gives them assurance about your continued fitness to practise.

​Speak to your responsible officer or suitable person if you intend to practise overseas while holding a UK licence to practise."

The GP Recruitment Hub has details of the latest schemes to help GPs return to practice in the UK after an absence of 2 years or more.

​​For more information visit the General Practice National Recruitment Office.


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