Foreign workers in the NHS
A post celebrating the number of overseas workers in the NHS sparks a debate about whether we need more British-born doctors and nurses. Adam Fleming and guests discuss.
An NHS campaign group posts on social media to celebrate the organisation's overseas workers, but there's a backlash from people who think we should have more British-born doctors and nurses. Would the NHS collapse without these foreign workers? We find out how many are employed and ask whether there could ever be enough British-born staff to replace them. The NHS has long relied on foreign workers - we go back to the organisation's beginnings. Plus, where does the NHS fit into the UK's broader immigration row?
Presenter: Adam Fleming
Production team: Simon Tulett, Lucy Sheppard and Bob Howard
Studio manager: Andy Mills
Production coordinator: Janet Staples
Editor: Penny Murphy
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