Language tests for foreign Doctors

[Dedworth]

Foreign doctors ‘to face language tests before they can work in hospitals’ after complaints about poor care

Senior doctors investigated 66 complaints from patients of poor language
General Medical Council could once again test English in change to EU law
'This is an important move that will help protect patients,' says GMC
In 2008 a patient died when German doctor Daniel Urbani confused drugs


Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2414824/Foreign-doctors-face-language-tests-work-hospitals-complaints-poor-care.html#ixzz2eF39Tjan

I hope this gets implemented. It's an absolute disgrace that patients lives are continually put at risk whilst these people are employed in the NHS

[joebloggs]

so they should :xxgrinning--00xx3:

this is for EU doctors only, as NON EU doctors already have to pass the Academic version on IELTS with at least 7.0 in each of the areas tested (speaking, listening, reading and writing) :wink:

also I'm sure some non EU doctors who are married to NON British EU citizens who are exercising their treaty rights don't have to take IELTS.