The council, which regulates the more than 18,000 doctors at all levels of the profession practising in Ireland, has indicated that tackling the issue will be one of its priorities for 2014. In 2012 foreign doctors made up 60% of those brought before the council’s fitness-to-practise inquiry, leading to concerns about the training and qualifications of non-Irish doctors in the system.
Medical Council CEO Caroline Spillane expects foreign doctors to account for a similar number of those appearing before disciplinary inquiries once the statistics for 2013 are complied. But she cautions against drawing simple conclusions from the figures. (Examiner) >
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