The NHS in England has become more reliant on overseas health professionals over the past five years, this evidence report from the Migration Observatory finds. The UK immigration system admitted unprecedented numbers of overseas health and care workers in the year ending March 2023 with almost 100,000 applicants making up the majority of Skilled Worker entry visas. Half of secondary care doctors registered with the General Medical Council in England in 2022 had received their primary medical qualification abroad (excluding trainees).