Am I eigible to work as a consultant in the NHS?
All consultants working in the NHS must be on the Specialist Register (SR) of the General Medical Council (GMC). European doctors have automatic rights to be entered on the SR if you meet the following criteria: 1. Nationality – you are a national of one of the following: • a member state of the European Economic Area (EEA) • Switzerland • or you are married to an EEA national who is exercising his/her EU rights of free movement within the EEA. This means that your spouse must be coming to the UK to take up employment. 2. You hold a primary medical degree from a member state within the EEA. 3. You hold a specialist qualification/certification from a state within the EEA for a specialty which exists within the UK. Non-European doctors need to apply to the GMC to have their training and experience assessed under the appropriate criteria. If you are successful, the GMC will send a ‘statement of eligibility for registration’. After this, you are eligible to apply to the GMC for entry on th
