Monthly Archives: October 2011
7,000 carers in Scotland could see their heating bills fall
Heating bill scheme to help carers
(UKPA) – 1 hour ago
Up to 7,000 carers could see their heating bills fall after the Scottish Government announced it was expanding a special scheme.
Foreign GPs will face English language test – Lansley
4 October 2011 Last updated at 09:43
Mr Lansley will say a change in the law will reduce NHS users’ “anxiety”.
By Justin Parkinson Political reporter, BBC News
Andrew Lansley says GPs with poor English are unfit to practise
Doctors with a “poor grasp” of English will be prevented from working for the NHS, Health Secretary Andrew Lansley is expected to say.
He will tell the Conservative Party conference he has an “absolute commitment” to patient safety and that GPs will be vetted to ensure their language skills do not compromise this.
This follows the death of a man treated by a German locum GP in 2008.
Mr Lansley will say a change in the law will reduce NHS users’ “anxiety”.
