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REPOD

IPC provides English classes two days a week to enable refugee doctors to pass IELTS or OET exams.
These English exams are required for medics trained in other countries to practice in the UK.
They then have two medical exams they then need to pass before they can start working within the NHS. North Tees NHS Trust provides support through clinical placements and help in applying for NHS jobs.

REPOD is a partnership between IPC, North Tees NHS Trust (Stockton) and Health Education North East (HENE).

The programme involves

  • Identifying and recruiting participants.
  • Supporting them to engage with the programme Delivering professional English language test preparation, for both the general IELTS* and the more healthcare-specific OET*
  • Preparation for the PLAB* tests that are required for medical registration in the UK Voluntary placements in Teesside hospitals Support to gain employment once registered.

Outcomes

    The indications from the first 4 years of this programme are that as many as 75% of participants could become registered with the GMC (or other professional bodies) and be available for work in the NHS.
    The cost of training UK doctors from scratch is approximately £250,000 and takes 7 years; this process is producing registered doctors at a fraction of the cost and is helping address the urgent need for doctors at this time.
    To date, 41 doctors and 5 pharmacists have taken part in the programme, with nine doctors now working in the NHS.

“My highly valuable credentials were just pieces of papers and not valid in the UK. Luckily I found REPOD programme run by absolutely capable and committed people who not only

Dr Tanveer

Dr. Tanveer (2020)

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