According the prosecutors, Zholia Alemi earned more than £1m as she worked for NHS employers and private health providers at locations around the country, including in west Cumbria where she was a locum psychiatrist.

Source: https://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/23358408.fake-doctor-alemi-set-lose-illegally-obtained-1-3m-earnings/?ref=rss

This meant Alemi did not have to sit and pass the Professional and Linguistic Assessment Board exam, a skills assessment that is usually required of doctors who qualified abroad.

Source: https://www.irishpost.com/news/jailed-fraudster-who-posed-as-doctor-for-20-years-had-practised-in-northern-ireland-248757