Britain tightens checks on foreign doctors
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LONDON -- With eight suspects in last weekend's attempted car-bomb attacks in custody, all of them foreign doctors or other medical professionals, Britain reduced its terrorism threat level from critical to severe yesterday and Prime Minister Gordon Brown announced more rigorous background checks on foreign doctors applying for visas to work in the United Kingdom.
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CHANGES IN the training of junior doctors and the introduction of the European Working Time Directive has led to a chronic shortage of qualified staff and warnings that patient care could be compromised, ...
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All UK visa applicants will be fingerprinted as part of new measures being announced to tighten Britain's borders.
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Britain unveiled plans Tuesday to tighten visa rules for tourists from outside Europe, drawing protests that it would hit immigrant families with visitors from countries such as India.
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A plea by doctors' leaders to give greater protection to family GPs will be acted upon, the health minister promises.
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Proposed healthcare regulation changes in the European Union could threaten UK patient care standards, say doctors. The proposed EU Services Directive is designed to ensure free movement of doctors around
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Most Britons are taking precautions against identity fraud, a new survey has found.
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Michael Howard is to unveil Tory plans for health checks on foreigners wanting to come and work in Britain.
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The German foreign ministry will tighten its control over visa-granting to strengthen safety and eliminate irregularity in the field, local media reported Sunday.
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LONDON, July 2 -- The suspected terrorist cell that allegedly attempted three car bomb attacks in London and Glasgow last weekend was dominated by foreign-born physicians working in British hospitals, according to British officials and news reports.
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Britain moved on Friday to impose tougher regulations on the booming cosmetic surgery industry as concerns grow that people seeking beauty can end up disfigured by rogue practitioners.
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British health authorities tightened  warnings on popular Prozac-type antidepressants on Monday,  urging doctors to use them sparingly and consider non-drug  interventions, such as counseling.
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NEW DELHI, July 5 -- When Prime Minister Gordon Brown announced more rigorous background checks on foreign doctors applying for visas to work in Britain, panic spread through India's medical community, whose highly skilled professionals have always found it easy to work and study abroad.
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British-born medics should not be prioritised ahead of foreign doctors in the UK, says the British Medical Association.
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Trading standards officers are to check weighing equipment at hospitals across the UK because of concerns over accuracy, the BBC has learned.
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Overseas doctors face discrimination in light of the recent failed car bomb attacks on the UK, warn medics.
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The government is to change a new doctors' recruitment system after an outcry from the profession.