All foreign nurses, midwives and dentists to face tough new language tests

[Dedworth]

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2997310/ALL-foreign-nurses-midwives-dentists-face-tough-new-language-tests-allowed-treat-patients-bid-improve-safety.html#ixzz3UZm2qbuT

About time too

[grahamw48]

Better late than never, I suppose. Idiots running this country. :NoNo:

[London_Manila]

I was reading on ABS-CBN the other day that many Pinoy nurses are failing this test here in the UK

[Tawi2]

It would save a lot of time and money if the english tests were conducted in the applicants country of origin,what use are health care staff who cannot communicate effectively in english the worlds lingua franca :NoNo: