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UK Pays £135K to GPs for Migrant Healthcare Role

12/27/2025

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Story summary
  • The UK government offers General Practitioners £135,000 per year to provide healthcare to foreign criminals and illegal migrants in immigration removal centres.
  • Practice Plus Group advertises the role, which requires experience treating patients with substance misuse issues.
  • Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp says the plan is disgraceful and would encourage illegal immigration.
  • The government claims to have returned nearly 50,000 people while pursuing reforms to curb illegal migration.