PC Laws by the EU kill

[Jordy]

A report into the use of overseas doctors in Britain has warned that changes to the system must be made immediately.

It follows the death of 70-year-old David Gray who was given 10 times the recommended dosage of diamorphine by a German locum.

Dr Daniel Ubani had been accepted for work in Britain by Cornwall Primary Care Trust, despite being rejected by the NHS in West Yorkshire because he could not speak English properly.

Under European law, the General Medical Council is not allowed to test language or medical capabilities of doctors within the EU.

http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/UK-...01004115596979


Sickening really, an overly politically correct law by the EU means that a doctor's English cannot be tested, and here's the result, a man dying due to an overdose.

[Smits]

Anybody who cannot spak english properly should not be allowed to work in this country..

[FlyingJesus]

"Under European law, the General Medical Council is not allowed to test language or medical capabilities of doctors within the EU."

Wait what

[dbgtz]

I was thinking that too? LOL. It's stupid with the language because you need good communication in say and operation with your team, or talking to a patient about what happened etc. Also, what the hell at not testing their medical capabilities? Surely that's got to be a mistranslation from the press?

[Jordy]

"Under European law, the General Medical Council is not allowed to test language or medical capabilities of doctors within the EU."

Wait what

Not quite as bad as it sounds but worrying never the less (+rep for noticing), presumably they have to be qualified in their home nation but it means we can't test their abilities. I would assume in the UK we have some of the most highly qualified doctors in the world, but this means we could have doctors from Lithuania, Romania and Bulgaria etc operating over here without any tests.

[alexxxxx]

this is quite clearly a bad move, but i thought the man died because the doctor was incredibly tired. but i think this also shows the inadequacies of the primary care trust who didn't spot what the yorkshire care trust did.

[-:Undertaker:-]

What people also know little about concerning the European Union is that it causes widespread poverty and starvation in Africa, on one hand they often dump all extra foods onto the African markets (thus putting farmers out of business) and when there is no food to dump on African markets, because the African farmers have gone there is no food to eat. It is a big crisis and is caused solely by the European Union. This is yet another issue which causes misery, costs a heck of a lot and even results in death because of the project which none of us want; to have Europe under one flag.

[alexxxxx]

What people also know little about concerning the European Union is that it causes widespread poverty and starvation in Africa, on one hand they often dump all extra foods onto the African markets (thus putting farmers out of business) and when there is no food to dump on African markets, because the African farmers have gone there is no food to eat. It is a big crisis and is caused solely by the European Union. This is yet another issue which causes misery, costs a heck of a lot and even results in death because of the project which none of us want; to have Europe under one flag.

the americans do it too. & its not little known

i guess it is often given out on the premise of 'aid.' The CAP has many problems but it is a system worth having.

[Jordy]

The IMF are the worst for causing poverty in Africa, there always putting restraints on farmers and workers before they give loans which will inevitably put the government in debt for decades and will be impossible to payback.

[-:Undertaker:-]

the americans do it too. & its not little known

i guess it is often given out on the premise of 'aid.' The CAP has many problems but it is a system worth having.

Well i'm sure Europe doesnt need to do it just because the United States does.