【有文稿】英国医院那些事No English, No job

UK Indepencse Party leader Nigel Farage has said his party would dismiss all foreign NHS staff who "cannot speak English properly". Farage says doctors and nurses who had not learned the language should not be given roles in the health service in the first place. He also says it was "scandalous" that Britain was not training enough doctors and nurses to take up these positions. Farage adds UKIP would make cuts in the NHS and identified "middle management" as a key target. He also says that those travelling into the UK would be required to have private medical insurance before being allowed in as he feels that Britain "has allowed the national health service to become the international health service". (JA) Spencer I. Mather from dailymail.co.uk comments Farage is only telling it as it is, and I feel ashamed that my own country cannot train up enough doctors and nurses, when there are many graduates who cannot get a job, why don't they just train them to be doctors or nurses, or have our politicians lost all form of common sense, and this is another reason why I will be voting UKIP..!!! (QD) Linda Brazier from msn.com comments I agree it is very hard when you are in a hospital trying to tell a doctor or nurse what is wrong with your child when they do not speak good English and you in turn cant understand a word they are saying. I have nothing against foreign people but I do think its fair to expect someone to be able to speak good English, especially when in such a profession as doctors and nurses. (FA) the Banffshire bushman from news.sky.com comments I actually agree with Farage on this one. Sorry. But, I'd have to say forget about the job applications with "no English, no job with NHS" I'd be more concerned with "no English...what are you doing here in the first place?" It should be a given that if you enter the UK to live and work, you should be fluent in the English language. Would we get a job abroad if we entered a country and could not speak the language? NO. ------------------------------------ Notes: It is estimated that around 11% of the 1.3m workers in the NHS are not British born, which means UKIP's plans could potentially affect as many as 130,000 health service staff. Farage said: "If people don't speak English and they are dealing with English-speaking patients surely they shouldn't be employed in the first place." Farage revealed that over the coming months senior Ukip figures will use a series of speeches to set out a raft of new policies, to counter the impression that the party is a one-man band obsessed with immigration and Europe. speaking on Sunday he appeared unaware that two years ago the General Medical Council announced new checks to be carried out on the language skills of medical staff. All NHS doctors have to pass a language test. Amid a crackdown on poor language skills, it emerged in July that 43 per cent of doctors sanctioned by the GMC were from overseas. The GMC has released a list of the 476 doctors in the UK 'on undertakings' after concerns were raised about their conduct, seen as a 'final chance' rather than strike doctors off the Medical Register. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (JA) john ingamells from news.sky.com comments This guy is simply reinforcing our belief in his obsession in everything non english- racist and intolerant, He knows we have a major recruit and retention problem of doctors and nurses in the nhs, as a consequence we are dependent on immigrant workers. It is plain nonsense to suggest that there's a massive abundance of staff in the NHs with no english! Yes, we have foreign born staff, and thank god we do. I'm tired of Farage's lies about his intolerance towards other countries- dangerous and privileged, who like most tories never access the NHS because they are with BUPA or other private insurers! (QD) julsmc dailymail.co.uk comments What's his plans to tackle the (very British) problem of, record numbers of diabetes, heart disease, lung cancers, methadone programmes, etc, etc that stretch our NHS resources to the limit... not to mention the biggest drain on my hard earned taxes!! I Don't care where you come from, if you are here to work and contribute to the public money pot.... you can stay!! (FA) Stephen Beaumont from msn.com comments As an ex senior nurse I can assure you that all nurses have to have passed a test in English as set by the British Council. Next I have seen more British Nurses who have faced disciplinary hearings because of lack of competence or negligence.