Rejected petition Stop NHS fees paid by foreign health staff

Rejected on 29 May 2020

The immigration health surcharge fees paid by foreign healthcare workers – despite working in the NHS themselves – should be reviewed and stopped.

Foreign NHS staff gave “extraordinary contribution” during the Covid-19 crisis.

Why was this petition rejected?

There’s already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/301948

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