‘People are dying’ – how the Home Office is risking lives in the NHS

With staff shortages across the NHS, the UK’s immigration policy is arguably punishing patients more than anyone else and potentially costing lives.
Arun Kumar is a senior nursing assistant for the NHS who came to the UK on a family visa in 2019. When the pandemic struck, he was one of the thousands of migrant workers who served the nation on the COVID-19 frontline.
Arun explains: “I’ve always worked in operating theatres. When the pandemic struck, I was redeployed to COVID-19