"Foreign-born staff make up a vital share of our health service workforce. More than a third of doctors and one in five of all NHS workers were born overseas. These are not temporary contributors. They are long-term carers and specialists who have built their lives here and sustained our public health system through crisis after crisis. To deny them the right to settle is to destabilise the NHS."
"It sends a message that their labour is welcome, but their lives are not. Without the security of indefinite leave to remain many will leave or never come in the first place. The consequences are already visible. Waiting lists grow. Wards close. Burnout spreads. If Farage's proposals were enacted the exodus of skilled migrant workers would accelerate. And when the NHS cannot meet demand the private sector steps in to monetise its absence."
Nigel Farage's proposal to end indefinite leave to remain threatens the NHS by undermining the security of foreign-born staff, who constitute a large share of the workforce. More than a third of doctors and one in five NHS workers were born overseas and many are long-term carers and specialists. Removing settlement rights would prompt departures and deter recruits, worsening waiting lists, ward closures and staff burnout. Staffing collapse would create service failure and open space for private providers to monetise care. The NHS rests on universality and international solidarity; protecting staff rights is essential to preserving access to public healthcare. The proposal includes abandoning the ECHR for a citizens-only UK bill of rights.
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