Rejected petition Ringfence the current £350 million/week EU fee for future NHS spending instead

Following the vote to leave the EU on the 23/06/2016, the government will make savings totalling £350 million/week. This money should be spent on the NHS. This could fund training bursaries, helping unemployed British people find skills for work, and also reduce the need to hire immigrant staff.

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Vote Leave made a great deal in their campaign that the UK's contributions to the EU should fund the NHS, it was even printed on their campaign bus: http://www.voteleavetakecontrol.org/
Cuts to NHS training bursaries have caused concerns about staff shortages in the NHS in recent months: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-36336830
Nurses have been exempted from immigration controls due to staff shortages: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2015/oct/06/nurses-immigration-rules-nhs-england-chief

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Date submitted 25 June 2016
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