Additional
studies have confirmed the negative feelings
of
health professionals towards English language requirements
for
registration to practise. Common themes in
discussion
with health professionals include frustration
about
the time, money, and effort spent preparing for the
English
language tests, with little perceived assistance
from
local registration bodies (Read et al., 2009). In
acknowledgement
of these issues, Wette (2011) has identified proposed alternative methods of assessing
English language ability for health professionals. An
alternative approach where language and medical communication
specialists collaborate in the development of a
diagnostic assessment of overseas health professionals
was suggested to determine an appropriate course of
action