This petition was submitted during the 2020-2024 Conservative government
Rejected petition Help nhs Sudanese staff to exit the country
Help nhs staff with visas to return safely to uk
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50% of doctors working in the NHS are from abroad: many are from Sudan. Despite service to the nhs for several years and holding a visa they are not being helped to escape sudan unless uk passport holders. Over 70 doctors are in this position. I urge the UK government to help them return to the UK to their jobs here safely
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On Saturday 29 April the Government made the decision to extend the evacuation criteria to include eligible non-British nationals in Sudan who are working as clinicians within the NHS, and their dependents who have leave to enter the UK: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/2197-people-safely-evacuated-from-sudan-by-the-uk
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