The Conservatives say they will deliver 6,000 more GPs in England by 2024-25 to increase appointments for patients, if they win the election. They claim they will reach that target by training 3,000 new GPs and finding another 3,000 through international recruitment and better retention. However, Health Secretary Matt Hancock said a previous Tory pledge […]
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General election 2019: Tory plan to attract more NHS staff from abroad
The Conservatives say they will make it easier for doctors and nurses from around the world to work in the UK after Brexit, if they win the election. The party would introduce an “NHS visa” as part of a promised “points-based immigration system”. But Labour said the policy was “full of holes,” with nothing to […]