By Ryan Kisiel PUBLISHED: 16:34 EST, 27 August 2012 | UPDATED: 16:54 EST, 27 August 2012 Katherine Broadbent has to pass English tests to work as a nurse - despite being British Brought up in Cambridge and boasting a degree in Latin and history, Katherine Broadbent could be forgiven for thinking her ability to speak English would be beyond question. That was, however, until she tried to get a job with the NHS. After returning from working as a nurse in Australia, the mother-of-one has been told she must sit a costly series of exams to prove her fluency before she is allowed on UK wards.
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Katherine Broadbent grew up in Cambridge and moved to Australia aged 26
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EU law states nurses qualifying within the union are exempt from test
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