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Foreign doctors in the UK will face a more rigorous assessment, after figures showed a high proportion of doctors who are disciplined are from overseas.
In the last five years, 63% of doctors either struck off or suspended by the General Medical Council (GMC) were trained outside the UK.
Yet they make up only 36% of doctors on the medical register.
The GMC said new reforms included an induction programme, better checks and a review of the present testing system.
Niall Dickson, chief executive of the GMC, said: "We absolutely acknowledge that when it comes to the serious end of the scale, those from overseas are more likely to appear, and we have set about a series of reforms to address this."
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-20869560
In the last five years, 63% of doctors either struck off or suspended by the General Medical Council (GMC) were trained outside the UK.
Yet they make up only 36% of doctors on the medical register.
The GMC said new reforms included an induction programme, better checks and a review of the present testing system.
Niall Dickson, chief executive of the GMC, said: "We absolutely acknowledge that when it comes to the serious end of the scale, those from overseas are more likely to appear, and we have set about a series of reforms to address this."
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-20869560