The article discusses the critical role of immigrants in the UK's NHS and social care system, illustrated through a personal narrative regarding the author's father's hospitalization. Despite widespread negative sentiments about immigration in political discourse, the author highlights how essential immigrant healthcare workers are to the NHS, performing miracles amid strain and staffing shortages. The disparity between political rhetoric and the reality of immigrant contributions to healthcare echoes throughout the UK, as seen in the author's own experiences during a difficult winter for the NHS.
Without the contributions of immigrants, the NHS and social care systems would face collapse, highlighting a deep contradiction in current political discourse.
The doctors and nurses caring for my father, predominantly first-generation immigrants, exhibited remarkable grace amid an overwhelming workload, underscoring their essential role.
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