Doctors Who Trained Abroad Up To 13 Times More Likely To Face Competency Investigations

Medics from every country but South Africa were more likely to be investigated


DOCTORS who trained abroad are more likely to face competence investigations than those who qualified in Britain, a report has revealed.

Medics from every country but South Africa were more likely to be investigated than those who trained in the UK.



A report has shown that doctors who qualified abroad are more likely to face competency investigations
Docs who qualified in Bangladesh are 13 times more likely to be investigated, The Times reports.

Researchers from University College London found those who trained in Egypt and Nigeria were the next most likely face competency probes.

The researchers examined data from almost 20 years of assessments by the General Medical Council.

One of the report’s authors Henry Potts said: “It’s certainly a very big effect. We can say with confidence that foreign trained doctors are more likely to get into this procedure.”

The Times reports that language barriers and poor training could explain the problem as well as patients being prejudiced against foreign doctors.

The report was carried out as Brexit spells uncertainty for the future of the NHS. At present the moment a quarter of NHS doctors are from overseas.

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