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22 foreign doctors with serious misconduct in their home countries were allowed to work in the UK NHS due to flawed vetting.
An investigation has revealed 22 foreign doctors banned or restricted in their home countries for serious misconduct—including sexual misconduct, assault, and patient harm—were allowed to practice in the UK’s NHS despite no record of these sanctions on their UK licences.
Health Secretary Wes Streeting called the findings a “horrific” failure, ordering an urgent review of vetting procedures.
The General Medical Council acknowledged gaps in information sharing, partly due to Brexit ending access to an EU-wide database, though it stated it actively seeks overseas data and requires disclosure from applicants.
NHS England has been directed to assess affected doctors’ status to ensure patient safety.
A 22 médicos extranjeros con una mala conducta grave en sus países de origen se les permitió trabajar en el NHS del Reino Unido debido a una evaluación errónea.