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Actually similar to mine in the area of elective/inpatient surgery but it?s not all about numbers, my consultant (an Indian, sorry no idea of generation) has such bad English that I?ve had to have my condition explained to me more than once by one of his colleagues (also Indian) with perfect English. I?d have happily expanded on my friend (ironically also an immigrant and one I?ve mentioned before)?s frustrations, but don?t see any point when we have someone shouting ?you?re a racist!? at any sign of deviation from his party line

Hmmm…so you’d agree with GP’s seemingly sensible suggestion that, in his recent experience, about 10% of patients are likely to be immigrants, but support your friend’s description of the NHS as a service for immigrants? How can that make sense?

As regards frustrations with the quality of spoken English. Surely it is a prerequisite of any doctor to be able to communicate effectively. If a doctor’s English is genuinely so bad that they can’t be understood then I for one can’t understand how anyone would call you racist for politely pointing that out and seeking clarification.