[ricardobayes]

UK has probably the worst healthcare in the developed world. In part perhaps due to UK blindly accepting any kind of medical degree (doctors and nurses) from all over the globe. Yes, you heard that right, they verify the validity of the degree but there is no formal standardized exam to sit to practice in the UK.

[b800h]

Her nurses frequently couldn't speak English. I had to spell out her medical conditions letter by letter so that the nurse could input it onto the medical system. She was entering gibberish / wrong info until I stepped in, as I was watching the PAS out of interest.

[weatherlite]

fucking hell. dont they have language tests for foreign nurses? how the hell did she pass it ?

[b800h]

They effectively had tourist English. They're probably in through an agency so the financial incentive is to find an examiner who will give the right answer.