Indian healthcare professionals are in a way to get new horizons of medical practice in the UK, as British Council and healthcare professionals’ authorities have simplified their regulations regarding the language tests necessary for obtaining practice license and immigration services in the UK. Since the level of English test for the registration of a healthcare professional is already high, now the aspirants need to appear for only one English proficiency test recommended by the relevant regulatory authority and the immigration department.
Earlier, the non-native English language speaking healthcare professionals had to clear two exams, namely, International English Language Testing System (IELTS) and Occupational English Test (OET) in order to register with the UK healthcare boards such as General Medical Council and Nursing and Midwifery Council. In response to this, the British…
