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Up-front charges for migrants to use the NHS are unfair on nurses and are tearing families apart, union leaders are warning.
The Royal College of Nursing wants the £200 overseas surcharge scrapped for nurses coming to work in the NHS.
It said the policy was "shameful" and is highlighting the case of a Kenyan nurse who sent two of her children back to Africa because of the charge.
The charge was introduced in 2015 for non-EU migrants to boost NHS funding.
The £200 charge is applied per family member for every year on the main sponsor's work permit.
It is due to increase to £400 later this year and there are suggestions that post Brexit it will be applied to EU nationals too.
The issue will be debated at the RCN's annual conference which is taking place in Belfast this week.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-44075346
The Royal College of Nursing wants the £200 overseas surcharge scrapped for nurses coming to work in the NHS.
It said the policy was "shameful" and is highlighting the case of a Kenyan nurse who sent two of her children back to Africa because of the charge.
The charge was introduced in 2015 for non-EU migrants to boost NHS funding.
The £200 charge is applied per family member for every year on the main sponsor's work permit.
It is due to increase to £400 later this year and there are suggestions that post Brexit it will be applied to EU nationals too.
The issue will be debated at the RCN's annual conference which is taking place in Belfast this week.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-44075346
