Overseas doctors 'unready for UK'

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16 September 2011 Last updated at 00:16 GMT By Adam Brimelow Health Correspondent, BBC News Culture, medical standards and language are all issues The General Medical Council says some overseas doctors come to the NHS with "little or no preparation" for working in the UK.

It says those trained under different cultural and professional standards need more support.

The GMC is planning a basic induction programme for all doctors to help them understand how healthcare is practised in the UK.

Doctors' representatives say the scheme will help to protect patients.

More than one in three doctors registered in the UK qualified abroad. The GMC says the NHS has relied heavily on their skills and dedication, and could not have kept going without them.

But it says they need better support in order to practise safely. The recommendation for an induction programme comes in its first State of Medical Education and Practice report.

This presents a profile of the medical profession and outlines challenges for the future.

Continue reading the main story "In my country, the doctor is a kind of king who can do everything that he wants to, so there were no actual dilemmas because I was brought up in a way that whatever was decided was the right thing.""The whole approach of explaining every aspect of treatment and giving the patient the option to actually make her own decisions, it was something totally new to me.""I have come to know that that the important things in the UK which I didn't really take seriously is confidentiality which is different… in our culture, confidentiality is important but in the UK it is very, very important."It says last year there were 239,270 doctors on the medical register. Just over 150,000 qualified in the UK, a further 23,000 trained initially in the European Economic Area (EEA), and 66,000 completed their medical undergraduate education overseas.

Cultural attitudes

Drawing on a wide range of data including doctors' surveys and patients' complaints, the report concludes that many overseas doctors have problems adjusting to a different cultural, ethical and professional environment in the UK. The GMC says these differences become particularly important in handling the doctor-patient relationship.

The report also says doctors should have specific advice about what will be expected of them, how the health service works and how they will be regulated. It recommends training in communication skills to help them handle sensitive situations and avoid misunderstandings:

"While there are some good local schemes for supporting doctors who are new to this country, there are too many examples of new doctors undertaking clinical practice with little or no preparation for working in the UK. There have also been accounts of locum doctors being sent to undertake duties for which they have not been appropriately trained."

The GMC restates its worry that it is prevented under European law from providing language checks on doctors from the EEA. This became a central concern in the case of Dr Daniel Ubani, an out-of-hours doctor from Germany who killed a patient, David Gray, with an overdose of a painkiller.

The report confirms that the GMC is working with the UK government to change this restriction.

The GMC's chief executive, Niall Dickson, said the regulator was preparing an induction scheme with doctors' employers and professional bodies:

"Developing an induction programme for all doctors new to our register will give them the support they need to practise safely and to conform to UK standards. This will provide greater assurance to patients that the doctor treating them is ready to start work on day one."

Protection for patients

Dr Tom Dolphin from the British Medical Association's Junior Doctor Committee welcomed the move.

"Being a doctor in the UK requires much more that just clinical expertise. It is also important to have highly developed communications skills, knowledge of UK medical ethics and culture, and an understanding of how the NHS works.

"The development of an induction course which helps doctors coming from overseas would do much to help them as they make the difficult transition to practise medicine in another country."

The President of the Royal College of Surgeons, Prof Norman Williams, also gave his support: "Guiding doctors who are new to the UK on how to practise within our professional, language, ethical and legal boundaries is a positive role for the General Medical Council to take on and one the Royal College of Surgeons would strongly endorse.

"We want to see any potential problems headed off before situations develop that might harm patients."

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Overseas doctors 'unready for UK'

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16 September 2011 Last updated at 00:16 GMT By Adam Brimelow Health Correspondent, BBC News Culture, medical standards and language are all issues The General Medical Council says some overseas doctors come to the NHS with "little or no preparation" for working in the UK.

It says those trained under different cultural and professional standards need more support.

The GMC is planning a basic induction programme for all doctors to help them understand how healthcare is practised in the UK.

Doctors' representatives say the scheme will help to protect patients.

More than one in three doctors registered in the UK qualified abroad. The GMC says the NHS has relied heavily on their skills and dedication, and could not have kept going without them.

But it says they need better support in order to practise safely. The recommendation for an induction programme comes in its first State of Medical Education and Practice report.

This presents a profile of the medical profession and outlines challenges for the future.

Continue reading the main story "In my country, the doctor is a kind of king who can do everything that he wants to, so there were no actual dilemmas because I was brought up in a way that whatever was decided was the right thing.""The whole approach of explaining every aspect of treatment and giving the patient the option to actually make her own decisions, it was something totally new to me.""I have come to know that that the important things in the UK which I didn't really take seriously is confidentiality which is different… in our culture, confidentiality is important but in the UK it is very, very important."It says last year there were 239,270 doctors on the medical register. Just over 150,000 qualified in the UK, a further 23,000 trained initially in the European Economic Area (EEA), and 66,000 completed their medical undergraduate education overseas.

Cultural attitudes

Drawing on a wide range of data including doctors' surveys and patients' complaints, the report concludes that many overseas doctors have problems adjusting to a different cultural, ethical and professional environment in the UK. The GMC says these differences become particularly important in handling the doctor-patient relationship.

The report also says doctors should have specific advice about what will be expected of them, how the health service works and how they will be regulated. It recommends training in communication skills to help them handle sensitive situations and avoid misunderstandings:

"While there are some good local schemes for supporting doctors who are new to this country, there are too many examples of new doctors undertaking clinical practice with little or no preparation for working in the UK. There have also been accounts of locum doctors being sent to undertake duties for which they have not been appropriately trained."

The GMC restates its worry that it is prevented under European law from providing language checks on doctors from the EEA. This became a central concern in the case of Dr Daniel Ubani, an out-of-hours doctor from Germany who killed a patient, David Gray, with an overdose of a painkiller.

The report confirms that the GMC is working with the UK government to change this restriction.

The GMC's chief executive, Niall Dickson, said the regulator was preparing an induction scheme with doctors' employers and professional bodies:

"Developing an induction programme for all doctors new to our register will give them the support they need to practise safely and to conform to UK standards. This will provide greater assurance to patients that the doctor treating them is ready to start work on day one."

Protection for patients

Dr Tom Dolphin from the British Medical Association's Junior Doctor Committee welcomed the move.

"Being a doctor in the UK requires much more that just clinical expertise. It is also important to have highly developed communications skills, knowledge of UK medical ethics and culture, and an understanding of how the NHS works.

"The development of an induction course which helps doctors coming from overseas would do much to help them as they make the difficult transition to practise medicine in another country."

The President of the Royal College of Surgeons, Prof Norman Williams, also gave his support: "Guiding doctors who are new to the UK on how to practise within our professional, language, ethical and legal boundaries is a positive role for the General Medical Council to take on and one the Royal College of Surgeons would strongly endorse.

"We want to see any potential problems headed off before situations develop that might harm patients."

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Foreign doctors 'unready for UK'

16. September 2011 stand 00: 16 GMT by Adam Brimelow health correspondent, BBC News language, culture and medical standards are all issues the General Medical Council some foreign doctors come to the NHS with "little or no preparation at all says" to work in the UK.

It says, need more support trained under different cultural and professional standards.

The GMC is planning a basic induction program for all doctors, that will help you to understand how health care in the United Kingdom is practiced.

Representatives of the doctors say that helps the system to protect of the patients.

More than a third doctors who qualified registered abroad in the United Kingdom. The GMC says the NHS has sat heavily on their skills and their commitment, and could not have held without them.

But it says that they better support need to practice safely. The recommendation for a programme of induction is the State of medical education and practice in its first report.

This provides a profile of the medical profession and challenges for the future outlines.

Read the most important story "in my country, the doctor was a kind all he wants to can do so there was no real dilemma, because I was educated in a way, which was decided the right King is." "" The whole concept to explain every aspect of the treatment and the patient gives the opportunity to make their own decisions, it was something quite new for me. """I have come to know that the important things in the UK, I is not really the confidentiality that... in our culture is different, privacy is important, but in the UK it is very, very important."It says in the last year there were 239.270 physicians on the medical register. More than 150,000 qualified a further 23,000 in the UK, trained initially in the European economic area (EEA) and 66,000 completed her undergraduate medical training abroad. Cultural settings

Based on a variety of data including surveys of doctors and patients, the report that many foreign doctors have problems of adapting to a different cultural, ethical, and professional environment in the United Kingdom includes complaints. The GMC says, that these differences in dealing with the doctor-patient relationship has become particularly important.

The report also says that doctors should specific advice on what is expected of them, how the health service works and how they are regulated. It is advisable to training in communication skills, work around to give you sensitive situations and to avoid misunderstandings:

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a doctor in the UK will requires much more than just clinical experience - it is also important, very developed communication skills, medical ethics and culture and an understanding how the NHS works UK "

end quote Dr. Tom Dolphin British Medical Association" Although there are some good local initiatives to support the doctors new to this country, there are too many examples of new doctors, the implementation of clinical practice with little or even no preparation to work in the UK. "There were also accounts of locum doctors on tasks to take over, for which they were not properly trained, will be sent."

The GMC reaffirms its concern that language prevents controls on doctors from the EEA from providing under European law. A central concern in the Dr. Daniel Ubani, a doctor out-of-hours from Germany, a patient, David Gray, was killed with an overdose of painkillers.

The report confirms that the GMC is to change with the British Government, this restriction.

The GMC Chief Executive Niall Dickson, said that the regulator doctors preparing an induction arrangements with employers and professional bodies:

"Development of an induction programme for all doctors, the new in the support that they need, be sure to practice and with UK standards is our them." "This will more patients, ensure that the doctor treated they prepared to start working on the first day."

Protection for patients

Dr. Tom Dolphin of the British Medical Association junior doctor Committee welcomed the move.

", A doctor in the UK requires much more, that only clinical expertise." It is also important, very developed communication skills, medical ethics and culture and an understanding how the NHS works UK.

"The development of an introductory course helps doctors from overseas would do much to them to help, how to practice the difficult transition medicine in another country."

The President of the Royal College of surgeons, Prof Norman Williams, gave his support: "guiding physicians, new in the United Kingdom to the practice our professional, language, ethical and legal limits is to take a positive role for the General Medical Council and one at the Royal College of surgeons would like to strongly support."

"We want that possible problems went out when situations that develop could harm patients."

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