Labour accuses government of imposing 'stealth tax' on NHS with immigration fees on specialist staff

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One NHS trust has paid £2m in charges in just three years.

Labour have accused the government of a"stealth tax on the NHS" after hospital trusts spent millions of pounds on an immigration skills charge as they sought to fill specialist roles.

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