Urgent changes must be made to the system of vetting foreign doctors offering out-of-hours GP care, MPs say. The Health Committee warned NHS trusts "were not doing their jobs" by failing to check language and medical skills. That meant patients risked being treated by doctors who were incompetent or were not fluent in English.
Dr Peter Hirst, Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Candidate for Congleton welcomes the announcement by the Prime Minister that the General Election will be held on Thursday, 6th May.
Dr Peter Hirst, Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Candidate for Congleton welcomes the announcement by the Prime Minister that the General Election will be held on Thursday, 6th May.
The Liberal Democrat manifesto includes measures to ensure banks can't charge customers unfairly for going over their limit or bouncing a cheque.
Commenting ahead of the Health Select Committee report today on the employment of foreign doctors in the NHS, Norman Lamb, said:
CHIEF whip Phillip Bicknell was the man at the other end of a secretly taped telephone conversation which led to a high-profile resignation from the Royal Borough.