Foreign nurses from the European Union wanting to work in Britain will no longer have to take competence tests

This was found to be in violation of the EU law on freedom of movement for workers from the continent which meant that Nursing and Midwifery Council was vulnerable to a lawsuit from the European Commission.
However a number of organizations including the General Medical Council, British Medical Association and the Department of Health are against the decision to drop the tests.
“The Government is committed to stopping foreign healthcare professionals working in the NHS unless they have proven their competence and language skills”, a spokesperson for the Department of Health said.
Source-Medindia