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UK Entry and GMC Registration Planner

HTML edition updated 9 September 2026. This is an educational planning aid, not an official application form or individual advice.

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SAS DOCTORS REVIEW / NAVIGATING THE NHS

PRACTICAL WORKBOOK 01 | CHAPTERS 1-2

UK Entry and GMC Registration Planner

Coordinate registration, employment, immigration and household decisions without treating any one approval as a guarantee of the others.

How to use it

Use one section at a time alongside the relevant online chapter and the current official source. Write only what is needed for your decision, then add an owner and review date to every unresolved action.

Confidentiality and limits

Do not enter patient-identifiable information, private colleague information, passwords, passport numbers or documents you are not authorised to share. This workbook is independent educational guidance, not individual immigration, employment, legal, regulatory, tax, pension or clinical advice.

A controlled working method

Separate verified facts from assumptions. Date every figure or rule copied from a live source. Keep the exact advert, policy, contract or form on which a decision depends. When circumstances are complex, use the worksheet to prepare questions for an appropriately qualified adviser rather than trying to make the workbook provide the advice.

  • Fact: supported by a current document or a named person with authority.

  • Assumption: plausible but not yet verified; record the check required.

  • Decision: state who owns it, the evidence considered and the review date.

  • Action: name the person responsible and a realistic deadline.

  • Reflection: keep it proportionate, factual and confidential.

Master action log

ACTION, OWNER, DATE AND OUTCOME

Priority decision or unresolved question

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Evidence or source to check

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Person responsible and target date

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Outcome and next review

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WORKSHEET 01

Choose and verify the route

Complete this from current evidence. If an entry relies on memory or informal advice, mark it for verification before acting.

CHOOSE AND VERIFY THE ROUTE

Exact GMC route and current official link

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Why this route fits my circumstances

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Alternative route considered and why not chosen

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Date the requirements were last checked

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WORKSHEET 02

Document control

Complete this from current evidence. If an entry relies on memory or informal advice, mark it for verification before acting.

DOCUMENT CONTROL

Document, issuing body and exact name used

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How it must be supplied or verified

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Issue, expiry and expected processing dates

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Current status, owner and next action

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WORKSHEET 03

Three-track timeline

Complete this from current evidence. If an entry relies on memory or informal advice, mark it for verification before acting.

THREE-TRACK TIMELINE

Professional registration milestone

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Job-search or employer milestone

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Immigration milestone

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Dependency, risk and contingency

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WORKSHEET 04

Cost and decision points

Complete this from current evidence. If an entry relies on memory or informal advice, mark it for verification before acting.

COST AND DECISION POINTS

Current official amount and date checked

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Refundability or expiry

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Household reserve needed

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Pause or reassessment point

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WORKSHEET 05

Final readiness review

Complete this from current evidence. If an entry relies on memory or informal advice, mark it for verification before acting.

FINAL READINESS REVIEW

Unresolved inconsistency in names or dates

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Evidence that may expire

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Assumption that still needs verification

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Individual advice or support required

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Final review and next conversation

Summarise the decision you are trying to make, the evidence already verified and the few questions that remain. Take this summary-not an uncontrolled collection of personal documents-to the relevant supervisor, employer team, regulator, union, defence organisation or adviser.

ONE-PAGE DECISION SUMMARY

Decision and desired safe outcome

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Verified facts and source dates

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Main risk or uncertainty

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Questions for the appropriate adviser

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Next action, owner and review date

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Core current sources

GMC registration applications

NHS Employers medical workforce

Health and Care Worker visa

GMC Good medical practice

Reviewed 7 September 2026. Always re-check the live source before a significant decision.