Doubt over EU staff in NHS threatens patient care, hospital bosses say

Report by NHS Providers warns of ‘serious impact on services for the public’ if confusion over outcome of Brexit continues

Uncertainty over the future of EU staff in the NHS is so damaging that it threatens the quality of care received by patients, hospital bosses are warning.

The lack of clarity over the status of EU nationals working in the NHS is especially worrying as government plans to increase the supply of homegrown doctors and nurses will take years to bear fruit, NHS trust chiefs believe.

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