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Car eer si nHeal t hcar e Comment i ngont her esear chRemedi um Par t ner s Di r ect orandCoFounderPhi l i pBr aham,sai d: “ Whi l enoonewoul dar guet hatt heabi l i t yt o communi cat ei nEngl i shf l uent l yi sobvi ousl y i mpor t ant ,t hecent r ali ssuei st hatt her ei snotonl y al ackofcl ar i t yoverwhi cht estshoul dbet aken, butal soamaj orshor t ageoft estcent r es,whi ch t hendel aysadoct orf r om bei ngabl et ost ar twor k.

Whi l et heOETassessesEngl i shl anguageabi l i t y andcommuni cat i onwi t hi namedi calcont ext , i ncl udi ngpat i entconsul t at i onsandt heabi l i t yt o wr i t ear ef er r all et t er ,t heI EL TSi ncl udesawi der academi cr emi ti ncl udi ngt heabi l i t yt owr i t eessays aswel lasanunder st andi ngofwi dersoci aland cul t ur alval ues.Asar esul t ,whi l et heOETi s under st andabl yf avour edbydoct or sasi ti s deemedmor emedi cal l yr el evant ,t hemaj or shor t ageoft estcent r esmeanst hatsomear e f or ceddownt heI EL TSr out e.Thi si swel l knownt o bemuchhar dert opassandi nvar i abl yl eadst o del aysi nst ar t i ngwor k.Thehi ghcost sassoci at ed wi t hbot hoft heset est scanal sobepr ohi bi t i ve.

NHS Tr ust sl ef twi t houtcr uci alt al entas overhal fofover seasdoct or ssay “compl i cat ed”Engl i shl anguaget est s posemaj orbar r i ert ost ar t i ngwor k, r esear chr eveal s Atat i mewhent heNHSi sf aci nganacut e shor t ageofhospi t aldoct or s,t her ei san i ncr easi ngr el i anceonover seast al entt ohel p pl ugt hegap.However ,t hesemuchneeded medi calpr of essi onal sar ef aci nganumberof bar r i er swhi chpr eventt hem st ar t i ngwor ki nUK hospi t al s.That ’ saccor di ngt onewr esear chf r om Remedi um Par t ner s,aconsul t ancywhi ch speci al i sesi nt her ecr ui t mentofover seas per manentdoct or st oeaset heNHS’ r el i anceon l ocums.

Theonl i nepol lofover seasmedi calpr of essi onal s r eveal edt hatt hebi ggestbar r i er–ci t edby51% of r espondent s–i st heI nt er nat i onalEngl i sh LanguageTest i ngSyst em ( I EL TS)andt he Occupat i onalEngl i shTest( OET) .Ot hermaj or bar r i er si ncl udegai ni ngaCer t i f i cat eof Sponsor shi p–CoS( 12%) ,sal ar yr equi r ement s ( 10%)andr el ocat i oncost s( 9%) .

“ Ourr esear chal sodemonst r at est hatevenonce doct or shavepassedt her equi si t eEngl i sh l anguagequal i f i cat i ons,somear est i l lbei ng pr event edf r om act ual l yst ar t i ngt hei rj obbecause ofdel aysi nr ecei vi ngt hei rCer t i f i cat eof Sponsor shi pandot hervi sahol dups.Remedi um Par t ner shasl ongadvocat edgover nmentr ef or m of t hevi sasyst em andwi t hnumer ousover seas doct or sbei ngef f ect i vel yst r andedear l i ert hi syear becauseofgover nmenti mposedcaps,i ti s per hapsmor ei mpor t antt hanevert hatst epsar e t akent or emedyt hi st oensur east eadyf l owof over seast al ent . ” Fel l owRemedi um CoFounderandDi r ect or ,Davi d Gr een,added:“ I fTr ust sandpat i ent sar et obenef i t f r om t heski l l sandexper i encest hatt hi sr i cht al ent poolbr i ngs,i ti svi t alt hatmor ei sdonet omake t hei rt r ansi t i onasst r ai ght f or war daspossi bl e.And whi l eRemedi um Par t ner swor ksver ycl osel ywi t h ournet wor kofmedi calpr of essi onal st ogui det hem t hr oughnotonl yt heEngl i shl anguaget est s,but al sopr eempl oymentpaper wor k,west r ongl y bel i evet hatgover nmentandr egul at or smustt ake st epst or ef or mt hecur r entsyst emswhi char e st r uggl i ngt ocopewi t ht hedemandspl acedon t hem. ”

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Ev enatt heweek end,t heav er ageBr i twor k sanav er ageof THREEhour sc at c hi nguponemai l sanddeal i ngwi t hi s s ues t heys i mpl yhav en’ thadt i met odeal wi t hdur i ngt heweek , whi l e64per c entofwor k er sadmi tt heyl os es l eepov erwor k wor r i es .

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Rel y i ngonc af f ei nat eddr i nk sands ugar yf oodst ok eepus goi ngi sc ompoundi ngt hei s s ue,mak i ngi thar derf orusal l t os wi t c hof f .Wi t hnewr es ear c hs heddi ngl i ghtt hatber r i es c ank eepy ougoi ngf orupt os i xhour swi t hnoadv er s es i de ef f ec t s ,wet hi nkt heyof f eragr eat t as t i ngal t er nat i v et oc af f ei neands ugar . ” Rel ax i ngbat hs ,f r i end’ sweddi ngsandev enf uner al swer e al s oev ent st hatwor k er shadhadr ui nedbec aus eofwor k dr amas ,whi l e37per c entofushav eendedupl oggi ngon whenabr oadandwor k i ngdur i ngourannual br eak .

And37per c entofempl oy edBr i t ss ayt hei rphonei sl i k ea t ec hnol ogi c al umbi l i c al c or dt ot hei rof f i c eandwor k ,whi l e mor et hanf ouri nt en( 41per c ent )c onf es s edt heyar eof t en att hei rwi t sendwi t hc ons t antgr i eff r om wor k .

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