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Overseas Doctors to Have English Language Skills Tested
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Lex
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Hopefully this will prevent more, thankfully rare, fatalities due to doctors and patients bening unable to communicate effectively due to language difficulties:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-21547513
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| Sun Feb 24, 2013 4:40 pm |
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rebbonk
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The case cited happened quite a while back. The fact that tptb haven't pulled their finger out and closed this particular loophole is scandalous.
But, (as I know to my cost) it isn't just speaking the language that is important, it is understanding it as well.
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| Sun Feb 24, 2013 5:16 pm |
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Shizara
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Not just understanding words but accents as the accent itself can give a different understanding of what is being said.
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| Fri Mar 01, 2013 7:28 pm |
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