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Liberal Democrat Shadow Home Secretary Christine Jardine has slammed the Tories for creating a “Nurse Tax” on EU citizens who come to the UK to work for the NHS.
The new Tory policy extends the Immigration health surcharge of £400 to EU health professionals, coming to the UK to work in our NHS.
The fee, which is £400 per person per year, under Conservative plans could be payable directly out of doctor and nurse salaries.
This would mean an NHS worker from the EU with a family of four, would be expected to pay £8000 over five years. This is on top of the upfront visa application cost of £464 per person or £1856 for a family of four.
Commenting Liberal Democrat Shadow Home Secretary Christine Jardine said:
“The Conservatives have effectively created a new Nurse Tax. It is an insult to the thousands of people who dedicate their lives coming to work for our health service from the EU.
“The NHS currently relies on 10,000 doctors and 20,000 nurses from elsewhere in the EU, and we’ve already lost more than 5,000 EU nurses in the last 2 years.
“Brexit is making the nursing crisis worse, and the only cure the Tories can offer is a new Nurse Tax.
“The Liberal Democrats have the solution to the nursing crisis, Stop Brexit so that we can build a brighter future for our precious NHS."
The new Tory policy extends the Immigration health surcharge of £400 to EU health professionals, coming to the UK to work in our NHS.
The fee, which is £400 per person per year, under Conservative plans could be payable directly out of doctor and nurse salaries.
This would mean an NHS worker from the EU with a family of four, would be expected to pay £8000 over five years. This is on top of the upfront visa application cost of £464 per person or £1856 for a family of four.
Commenting Liberal Democrat Shadow Home Secretary Christine Jardine said:
“The Conservatives have effectively created a new Nurse Tax. It is an insult to the thousands of people who dedicate their lives coming to work for our health service from the EU.
“The NHS currently relies on 10,000 doctors and 20,000 nurses from elsewhere in the EU, and we’ve already lost more than 5,000 EU nurses in the last 2 years.
“Brexit is making the nursing crisis worse, and the only cure the Tories can offer is a new Nurse Tax.
“The Liberal Democrats have the solution to the nursing crisis, Stop Brexit so that we can build a brighter future for our precious NHS."
Frank Little, Neath Liberal Democrat, added:
"The Conservatives lose no opportunity to criticise the devolved NHS in Wales, but they share responsibility for the loss of personnel. The Westminster government has total control over who can come and go. Mrs May created the hostile environment for people whose origins are outside the UK, and the present Home Secretary, Priti Patel, has, if anything, made the atmosphere worse.. Brexit has added to the uncertainty which has caused so many of our NHS staff to leave Wales where they have been happy to reside and serve us."
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