The government just admitted it needs foreign NHS workers – this visa extension shows it doesn’t value them at all

Since the global spread of the Covid-19 epidemic exploded, every continent has had to deal with major worries: getting the infected people isolated and the sickest persons treated. Most citizens have had to stay home, unable to work or to see their family, parents or siblings. For me, the main worry has been that my younger sister, an accomplished doctor working in Paris, our hometown, had to work in one of the busiest intensive care units in the country. Imagine having to do such a work with a Sword of Damocles over your head… This is probably how foreign health practitioners feel in this country. Since the Brexit referendum in 2016, the UK government has furthered its hostile policy towards foreign workers, EU workers and other non-UK nationals. And NHS staff have been deeply affected. A few days ago, the government even interrupted the helpline for EU citizens, as Channel 4’s Georg von Harrach, highlighted on Monday . Recommended The dirty truth about washing your hands Which countries around the world has coronavirus spread to? How to be productive when working from home during coronavirus How to help the elderly and vulnerable during the coronavirus How to feel less anxious… Read full this story

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