LONDON, Feb.25 — Hospitals in London will be unable to function
without doctors and nurses from mainland Europe, the London Assembly’s
Health Committee has warned in a new report.
The committee has called on government Brexit Secretary David Davis to give
greater certainty to health workers from European Union (EU) countries.
Currently there are over 6,000 nurses from the EU working in London’s
health service. “The capital’s health service is twice as reliant on EU
staff as the rest of the country,” said the report compiled for the
committee. Reports that the number of EU nurses registering to work in
Britain have fallen by 90 percent compared to the year before are alarming,
particularly at a time when nursing vacancies have hit an all-time high,
the committee report warned. In a Brexit Directive letter to London Mayor
Sadiq Khan, the London Assembly urges him to discuss whether the government
could provide a sector-specific guarantee for the rights of EU healthcare
workers.
Assembly member Dr Onkar Sahota, chair of the health committee, said: “Many
of our hospitals and clinics simply could not function without EU citizens.
There are consultants, GPs (family doctors), surgeons and clerical staff
from the EU, all working to keep Londoners healthy. EU nurses and doctors
are skilled professionals and if they’re uncertain about their status in
the UK, they leave the NHS.” The London Assembly’s EU Exit Working Group
heard last year that continued uncertainty is having a significant effect
on EU nationals’ quality of life and decisions about their future. An
assembly spokesperson said the first phase of the Brexit agreement with the
EU was welcomed, adding that it doesn’t provide enough reassurance for EU
citizens. “An agreement in principle is not the same as a guarantee,” said
the spokesperson. – XINHUA
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