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The Invisible Doctors: How Britain's Medical Regulator Lost Track of Who It's Licensing

• via The Times

The Invisible Doctors: How Britain's Medical Regulator Lost Track of Who It's Licensing

Overseas doctors with serious misconduct records are practicing in the NHS with clean UK licenses

The Sunday Times revealed this week that at least 22 doctors banned or disciplined overseas are practicing in the NHS with clean UK medical licenses. One had sex with patients. Another missed life-threatening conditions on scans. A third sexually harassed colleagues. The General Medical Council either failed to discover these facts or chose not to disclose them.