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Non UK qualified doctors and Good Medical Practice: The experience of working within a different professional framework Report for the General Medical Council February 2009 Executive Summary Anne Slowther Gillian Lewando Hundt Rachel Taylor Judith Purkis Research Team University of Warwick Warwick Medical School: Dr Anne Slowther – Associate Professor of Clinical Ethics Rachel Taylor – Research Fellow Paula Williamson – Research Secretary Institute of Health: Gillian Lewando Hundt – Professor of Social Sciences in Health Dr Judith Purkis – Research Fellow Barts and the London Queen Mary School of Medicine and Dentistry: Dr Sheila Cheeroth, OBE Clinical Lecturer Acknowledgements We would like to extend our thanks to all participants who took part in the interviews and focus groups or completed the questionnaire survey. We would also like to thank Dr Penny Trafford for her help in arranging one of the focus groups. Executive summary Background The UK has a high number of Non UK qualified doctors working in its health care system. Previous work has suggested that ethical decision making in health care varies across different jurisdictions and cultures. Doctors coming to work in the UK may be faced with different social and cultural practices and an unfamiliar health care system, both of which will shape their experience of ethical practice. Information provided prior to working in the system may not be sufficient to prepare them for what this actually means for them in practice. Study aims The overall aim of this study was to explore the experience of doctors who have qualified outside the UK in working within the ethical regulatory framework of ‘Good Medi