Returning healthcare professionals have a key role to play in ensuring patients and service users have access to experienced and well-trained care staff, equipped with the right skills.
The NHS has many healthcare professionals who returned to the profession they loved, working in acute, community and primary care settings across England.
Return to practice initiatives have seen thousands of people commence training to return to practice as nurses, midwives, health visitors, allied health professionals, practising psychologists and healthcare scientists. But we know that more can be done.
Find out more about our current return to practice programmes below.
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Return to the NMC register
Getting back to the job that you love may be easier than you think. The support you receive means you can return to nursing, midwifery or health visiting with confidence.
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Return to the HCPC register
Information for allied health professionals, healthcare scientists and practising psychologists. Getting back to the job that you love may be easier than you think.
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Career Refresh for Medicine
The Career Refresh for Medicine programme (CaReForMe) has been developed to help support doctors who have had a break in practice, including those new to the NHS, return more easily and safely.
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