The Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh warmly welcomes international medical graduates (IMGs) who have joined us in the UK to support the NHS across the four nations. The College greatly values the contribution of IMGs to our NHS and wants to ensure that IMGs are well supported as they transition to UK clinical practice.
The College helps to facilitate training opportunities in the UK for international medical graduates. The College is a sponsor for the Medical Training Initiative (MTI), a UK Government scheme, which allows a number of international medical graduates to train for up to 2 years in the UK.
This webpage is a resource for IMGs to help signpost to official documents, information and policies that we hope you will find useful as you begin life in the UK.
It is not exhaustive and is designed to be viewed in conjunction with information provided by your health board or Trust.
This page is a work in progress- if you have any suggested additions that you think others would find helpful, please email Douglas Pattullo d.pattullo@rcpe.ac.uk
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International Medical Graduates in the UK
NHS resources for IMGs
Scotland Deanery: International Medical Graduates (IMGs) (nhs.scot)
NHS Induction Programme for IMGs: NHS Induction Programme for International Medical Graduates - elearning for healthcare (e-lfh.org.uk)
NHS Lothian: International Medical Graduates Information and Resources
General Medical Council
Workshops for doctors
Ethical hub
Professional standards for doctors
Learning materials
British Medical Association: BMA guide for international doctors
Tax & Banking
HMRC: HM Revenue & Customs - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
HMRC Tax Helpline: 0300 200 3300
Opening a UK bank account: https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/debt-and-money/banking/getting-a-bank-account/
Finding a General Practioner (GP)
England: NHS England » How to choose and register with a GP
Scotland: How to find a GP - mygov.scot
Northern Ireland: Find a GP practice | nidirect
Medical help: Get medical help - NHS (www.nhs.uk)
Finding a Dentist
England: NHS England » How to find an NHS dentist
Scotland: Dental treatment | NHS inform
Wales: NHS 111 Wales - Services Near You : Dental Helplines
Northern Ireland: Find a Dentist - Business Services Organisation (BSO) Website (hscni.net)
Housing- renting
England: How to rent: the checklist for renting in England - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Scotland: Renting a home - Citizens Advice Scotland
Wales: Renting Homes: checklist for landlords and tenants [HTML] | GOV.WALES
Northern Ireland: Private renting | nidirect
Childcare
England: Finding childcare, financial support for childcare and childcare for school-age children
Scotland: Early learning and childcare that's free to you
Wales: Childcare
Northern Ireland: Childcare
Registering Children at School
Primary: Apply for a primary school place - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Secondary: Apply for a secondary school place - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Police
England, Wales and Northern Ireland: Home | Police.uk (www.police.uk)
Scotland: Contact Police Scotland - Police Scotland
Driving
Scotland, England and Wales: Driving in Great Britain on a non-GB licence
Northern Ireland: Exchanging your foreign driving licence
Find a community group: Find a community support group or organisation - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)