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Osem	24-02-2013 12:29

Foreign doctors must be able to speak English

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Foreign doctors wanting to treat NHS patients in England will have to prove they have the necessary English skills, the government has confirmed...

... From April, there will be a national list of GPs to prevent doctors being rejected in one part of the country and then cropping up somewhere else. GPs will have to prove their language skills before being put on the list.

Sounds like common sense to me so you have wonder why it's taken so long to tackle this problem. :confused:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-21547513

mertle

24-02-2013 12:48

Re: Foreign doctors must be able speak English

indeed mine speaks perfect english but in past we had one which was little akward.

My sisters is french moment cant hardly speak word english.

common sense really.

danielf

24-02-2013 13:02

Re: Foreign doctors must be able speak English

"must be able speak English"? :confused:

Sirius

24-02-2013 13:21

Re: Foreign doctors must be able speak English

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Originally Posted by Osem (Post 35540926)

Sounds like common sense to me so you have wonder why it's taken so long to tackle this problem. :confused:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-21547513

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Concerns were raised after a German doctor, Dr Daniel Ubani, gave a patient a fatal overdose on his first and only shift in the UK.

Dam right as well, We are talking about the possibility if the doctor cannot speak or understand English of a misdiagnosis. If a doctor did not speak or understand English well then i would not use be using that doctor

mertle

24-02-2013 14:06

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Originally Posted by Sirius (Post 35540939)

yep big risks. wonder if been more spreed issues already.

The other on side note is many atos doctors come from all over burma, croatia etc. If they speak little or dont understand lingo could this caused errors in those assements.

Any reason why latin was dropped on pescriptions. Used to be common years back docs would write them in latin.

qid used to be four as remember. Though latin diluted so much only now the obvious common words now.

Will21st

24-02-2013 14:09

Re: Foreign doctors must be able speak English

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Originally Posted by Osem (Post 35540926)

Sounds like common sense to me so you have wonder why it's taken so long to tackle this problem. :confused:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-21547513

you've answered your own question.... it's common sense,and that's why it's taken so long. :D

martyh

24-02-2013 14:11

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Originally Posted by danielf (Post 35540936)

"must be able speak English"? :confused:

Maybe that should be extended to the patients as well ?;)

I would have thought that speaking good English would have to a prerequisite of practicing medicine in an English speaking country myself

Will21st

24-02-2013 14:12

Re: Foreign doctors must be able speak English

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Originally Posted by Sirius (Post 35540939)

I do believe the problem in Urbani's case wasn't strictly one of language but rather the fact that diamorphine wasn't prescribed in Germany (just morphine) and he got the dose wrong because of it.

Osem	24-02-2013 14:14

Re: Foreign doctors must be able speak English

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Originally Posted by danielf (Post 35540936)

"must be able speak English"? :confused:

Just insert 'to' - sorry to have confused you. I was in a rush to a hot date with a homeless guy.

Sirius

24-02-2013 14:26

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Originally Posted by Osem (Post 35540971)

Just insert 'to' - sorry to have confused you. I was in a rush to a hot date with a homeless guy.

:shocked:

Will21st

24-02-2013 14:38

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Originally Posted by Sirius (Post 35540973)

:shocked:

:naughty:

Osem	24-02-2013 14:49

Re: Foreign doctors must be able speak English

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Originally Posted by Sirius (Post 35540973)

:shocked:

http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/20...elessness.html

danielf

24-02-2013 14:53

Re: Foreign doctors must be able speak English

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Originally Posted by Osem (Post 35540987)

http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/20...elessness.html

Respect :nworthy: :)

Sirius

24-02-2013 15:13

Re: Foreign doctors must be able speak English

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Originally Posted by Osem (Post 35540987)

http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/20...elessness.html

Nice one :tu:

Will21st

24-02-2013 15:41

Re: Foreign doctors must be able speak English

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Originally Posted by Osem (Post 35540987)

http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/20...elessness.html

Mick Fisher

24-02-2013 17:32

Re: Foreign doctors must be able speak English

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Originally Posted by martyh (Post 35540967)

Maybe that should be extended to the patients as well ?;)

I would have thought that speaking good English would have to a prerequisite of practicing medicine in an English speaking country myself

Yes and you would have thought the same would apply to call center agents too. But as we all know when cost come into the equation then common sense goes out the window.

Ramrod

24-02-2013 19:32

Re: Foreign doctors must be able speak English

I rest my case :(

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