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Foreign GPs will face English language test – Lansley
Mr Lansley will say a change in the law will reduce NHS users’ “anxiety”.
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”.
TV stars sign up for run
Richard, whose mum had Alzheimer’s, will be doing the run for the third year in a row.
Two South Yorkshire celebrities will lead the Alzheimer’s Society team in this weekend’s Great Yorkshire Run.
Sheffield-born Richard McCourt, one half of TV presenting duo Dick and Dom, and Life on Mars and Ashes to Ashes star Dean Andrews, born in Rotherham, are both lending their support to the charity.
Flu jab appeal launched in the Highlands
By Alex Johnston
PREGNANT women and people with medical conditions in the Highlands are among those being urged to have an early flu jab.
Over 32,000 people across the region are eligible for the flu jab, which provides protection against the dangerous virus.
Flu is especially hazardous for people aged 65 or over, to those with existing medical conditions, pregnant women and unpaid long-term carers.
