Detailed guide: EEA-qualified and Swiss healthcare professionals practising in the UK from 1 January 2021
IntroductionTo ensure that the process for recognising professional qualifications is not disrupted by the UKs exit from the European Union, the UK government has enacted legislation (SI 2019/593, SI2019/585) and is awaiting the formal motion to make legislation already approved by the House of Commons and the House of Lords that will implement a further agreement with Switzerland.The legislation will guarantee that qualifications currently automatically recognised with minimal barriers by UK regulators of healthcare professionals will be recognised under a near-automatic system from 1 January 2021.The near-automatic systems of recognition will last for:up to 2 years, in the case of individuals who hold qualifications awarded in the European…