crazyH
I think the NHS should only be available to UK citizens. I can only presume that this Ukranian lady fell ill (probably heart attack) when she was visiting her daughter and so, will automatically be entitled to treatment. It’s not right to send a sick back to the Ukraine.
Dear foreign doctor/nurse/midwife/radiographer/physitherapist/other clinical professional
I know you’re working for the NHS, saving lives, easing pain, delivering our babies, keeping our old people safe; I know you’re paying a healthcare levy every year; I know you can’t become a UK citizen for five years, but you’re paying a fortune regularly to have your visa updated; I know you’re paying tax and national insurance. Nonetheless, if you get ill, you should either pay privately or sod off. Yours faithfully, your grateful patients.
More and more often, I wonder why my husband ever gave up a high paying medical career in the US to come to this country and work for much less, in worse conditions, delivering care to people who despise him.
And my point doesn’t just apply to those who work in the US. Migrants pay to live here (including extra for accessing the NHS), they all contribute to society in some way, and they deserve to be treated with dignity. And banning asylum seekers, who are here because of dire circumstances, from healthcare is a despicable idea.