29th September 2021

You have been working on an acute medicine ward for around a month

You have been working on an acute medicine ward for around a month. There is a large team of junior doctors who staff the ward. One of your colleagues tells you that he has concerns over the communication skills of one of the locum doctors working in the team, specifically that his standard of spoken English is poor, and that patients and staff struggle to understand him. Your colleague says he has several people willing to provide written accounts of these concerns, and he would like to know if you have had any similar thoughts.

Which of the following statements is true?

Select the SINGLE most appropriate option from the list below. Select ONE option only.