"Doctors who have been prevented from working in the NHS while they wait for asylum decisions are celebrating after the Home Office agreed to lift the ban. The changes come into force on Thursday."
"The two doctors, one a radiologist and the other a specialist in neuro-rehabilitation, challenged the permission-to-work policy for asylum seekers, which severely restricts areas in which they may be permitted to take up jobs."
"I previously asked the Home Office for permission to work as a doctor three times. But they refused me three times. I specialise in paediatric intensive care but until now I have been forced to do nothing."
"The neuro-rehabilitation specialist was granted refugee status, which gives the right to work. She was able to take up a specialist post she had applied for a year earlier but had not been allowed to accept."
The Home Office has lifted the ban on asylum-seeking doctors, enabling them to work in the NHS. This change follows a high court challenge by two qualified doctors who were previously restricted from employment despite the NHS facing doctor shortages. The new rules allow these doctors to apply for jobs immediately, addressing concerns about deskilling due to inactivity. One doctor, specializing in paediatric intensive care, expressed relief after multiple rejections for work permission. The changes come as part of an urgent review initiated by the home secretary.
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