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BARONESS Dido Harding was accused today of “xenophobic dog-whistling” after vowing to end the NHS’s reliance on foreign doctors if she becomes the head of the health service.
The former leader of the failed test-and-trace system says she wants to challenge the “prevailing orthodoxy” that it’s better to hire healthcare professionals from overseas, according to reports.
The pledge is said to be part of her application to take over from Sir Simon Stevens as head of NHS England next month.
The visa system traps workers with abusive employers, creating a vulnerable workforce scared to complain for fear of deportation — that is why we’re campaigning for a ‘common sponsorship’ model instead, writes FAVOUR DAVIDKING
Politicians who continue to welcome contracts with US companies without considering the risks and consequences of total dependency in the years to come are undermining the raison d’etre of the NHS, argues Dr JOHN PUNTIS
We are experiencing a wave of organised, often deadly violence targeting migrants from other parts of Africa — but the poorest South Africans reject this hatred, staying true to the spirit of Ubuntu and Pan-African unity, reports NIGEL BRANKEN


