British Health Secretary expresses admiration for foreign staff amid immigration reform calls

British Health Secretary Matt Hancock has expressed his admiration for staff who have come from overseas to work for the NHS while calls continue for immigration reform for medical workers during the pandemic.

People born overseas make up a quarter of all UK hospital staff, according to figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), but have accounted for a “disproportionate” number of Covid-19 related deaths, Mr Hancock said.