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Wed 11 Nov 2002Concern over registration of foreign medicsConcern among medical regulatory authorities that doctors, nurses, dentists, pharmacists and other health professionals from abroad could come and work in Ireland without registration under new EU rules are to be conveyed to officials in Brussels by the Tánaiste tomorrow.The regulatory authorities, including the Medical Council, claim the new rules, which propose to allow medics from abroad to work here for 16 weeks at a time without registration, and therefore without having their qualifications checked by relevant regulatory bodies, could put patients at risk.