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At Chesterfield Royal Hospital, we value learning and teamwork. We know that starting work in a new country can be challenging, but we are here to help you. Our orientation programs and ongoing training will support you in settling in and succeeding. Together, we will work towards providing the best care for our patients. Welcome, and we look forward to the positive contributions you will make to our hospital and community.
In this section, you will find helpful information on being a medical graduate in the UK.
To get a doctors.org.uk email address you will need to join at https:/
It is free to join (you need your GMC registration details) and on joining you will receive an @doctors.org.uk email address with 6GB of free storage.
Please do consider joining BMA, who can support you with contractual advice. There may be a discount for the doctors who are new to the UK.
Various country-specific organisations might be able to help with cultural transition and networking opportunities:
- Nigerian doctor’s association: https://www.ngpuk.uk/join
- British Asian doctor’s association: https://www.bapio.co.uk/
- Egyptian doctor’s association: https://www.bema-uk.org/
- Pakistani doctor’s association: https://www.appsukfoundation.org.uk/
- Syrian doctor’s association: https://www.sb-ms.org/
- Refugee doctor’s organisation: https://www.jcore.org.uk/refugee-doctors
- Burmese doctors FB group: https://en-gb.facebook.com/BDDAUK/
- Asian Association Chesterfield: https://asianassociationchesterfield.org/
- Kannada Balagan Organisation: https://www.kannadabalaga.org.uk/