Finnish regulator is investigated after discovery of two bogus doctors

Maria Guzenina-Richardson, the Finnish minister of health and social services, has appointed a three person group to look into the actions of Valvira, the National Supervisory Authority for Welfare and Health, after claims that the authority had ignored warnings last year that the two doctors'...

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Published in:BMJ 2011-11, Vol.343 (nov25 2), p.d7670-d7670
Main Author: Saloheimo, Pertti
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Certification
Education, Medical, Graduate
Education, Medical, Undergraduate
Finland
Forgery
Humans
Investigations
Licensure, Medical
Physicians
Professional Misconduct
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Summary:Maria Guzenina-Richardson, the Finnish minister of health and social services, has appointed a three person group to look into the actions of Valvira, the National Supervisory Authority for Welfare and Health, after claims that the authority had ignored warnings last year that the two doctors' qualifications might be bogus. [...]the director of the Finnish Medical Association, Heikki Palve, insists that the authority should also scrutinise the certificates of doctors trained in the EU or European Economic Area countries outside Finland.
ISSN:0959-8138
1468-5833
1756-1833
DOI:10.1136/bmj.d7670