Without wanting to sound all Daily Mail about it, but I've had cause to go to A&E recently and was treated by a doctor that sounded African / Nigerian. I have no concerns about his competence or him actually being in that post, but the issue I find is that often there's something of a communication barrier or obstacle.
Sure, it's hardly been unusual for there to be doctors or GPs that were from other countries, but many, previously seemed to have at least lived in the UK or trained here for some time, and as a result their language skills are pretty decent. But trying to explain where the pain is, when you're not completely sure yourself, so soon after the incident has a further obstacle if you're having to do so with somebody who's english is rather new and rudimentary.
And before I'm accused of it, I'm not ranting against foreign doctors, merely pointing out that those that have only arrived in the UK relatively recently, may not be that great with the language compared with those that have lived and trained here for some years.
Sure, it's hardly been unusual for there to be doctors or GPs that were from other countries, but many, previously seemed to have at least lived in the UK or trained here for some time, and as a result their language skills are pretty decent. But trying to explain where the pain is, when you're not completely sure yourself, so soon after the incident has a further obstacle if you're having to do so with somebody who's english is rather new and rudimentary.
And before I'm accused of it, I'm not ranting against foreign doctors, merely pointing out that those that have only arrived in the UK relatively recently, may not be that great with the language compared with those that have lived and trained here for some years.