Return to practice
If you have previously been a registered health professional and wish to return to your profession, then you may need to complete a return-to-practice programme.
The Return to Practice Programme, led by Health Education England (HEE), supports the commitments made in the NHS Long Term Plan to recruit more people into the workforce and ensure staff have rewarding jobs and work in a positive culture.
Our Return to Practice Programme is currently on pause for nursing, midwifery, and allied health professionals (AHPs).
Any existing agreements will continue as planned, but we are not able to accept new applicants at this time, unless these are arranged as a formal course through a university.
We will review this position later in 2026 and share an update on this page as soon as possible.
Thank you for your understanding.
Get more information on returning to the NHS >.
Contact us
Generic email: uhdb.plsu@nhs.net
Allied Health Professionals email: uhdb.ahppracticelearning@nhs.net
Preceptorship email: uhdb.preceptorship@nhs.net
Hear from people who have returned to practice
Read about our case study, Sophie, who returned to practice after a 7 year career break >
Returning NHS nurses explain why they decided to return to practice.
Q&A session with Paul Chapman - AHP/HCS programme lead at HEE.