Use of English language in hospitals

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But yes, the reasonable & sensible solution is clearly to employ staff who actually can speak English. And yet, they do seem to not be doing that for whatever reason.

Nurses employed in NZ have to pass an English language test. The problem is that they are tending to revert to their native tongue in work settings hence the measures being taken by a number of hospitals in that regard for patient safety reasons.