TY - JOUR T1 - South-west Scotland to West Bengal: where does patient expectation fall? JF - British Journal of General Practice JO - Br J Gen Pract SP - 35 LP - 35 DO - 10.3399/bjgp16X683209 VL - 66 IS - 642 AU - Samantha Hallam AU - David Arnot Y1 - 2016/01/01 UR - http://bjgp.org/content/66/642/35.abstract N2 - There is firm evidence that the NHS is treating an increasingly diverse population with a service built from an equally diverse global workforce.1In addition to attaining linguistic competencies, a challenge to international medical graduates (IMGs), is adjusting to patient expectations, which can vary widely across patient populations. One PCT, NHS Dumfries and Galloway offer a generous Travelling Fellowship to doctors in training. One of its central objectives is to improve understanding of the challenges faced by international colleagues coming to the UK.We had the opportunity as part of the Travelling Fellowship 2014 to undertake a 2 week project in Kolkata, (formerly Calcutta), India. We studied clinic-level doctor–patient interaction looking at communication and shared decision-making. One … ER -