title: Bogus neurosurgeon beats system hands down.
abstract: The Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA)'s top management has ordered a probe of all foreign-qualified specialist registrations going back at least a decade, and instituted a 'double verification' mechanism for all future such applications following a dramatic system failure.
authors.forename: Chris
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bateman
mesh_terms: D005550:Foreign Medical Graduates / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards; D006286:Health Planning Councils / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D009493:Neurosurgery / Q000193:education; D011634:Public Health / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards; D011787:Quality of Health Care / Q000592:standards; D013019:South Africa; D013044:Specialty Boards / Q000592:standards*; D000078329:Workforce