This is not the end. We won't stop fighting until every dying person has choice.

This is not the end. We won't stop fighting until every dying person has choice.

I have tabled a motion in Parliament calling on Government to bring forward legislation to abolish taxpayer-funded foreign language translation/ interpretation services within the NHS and require all NHS staff to meet clear, fluent and enforceable English-language standards. Since raising this scandal, I have been contacted with so many horror stories of foreign NHS staff simply not being able to communicate in English. A friend's three year old son is having surgery next week, contacted yesterday by somebody who has the job of speaking with families to ensure they understand the process and what's needed by the family. Horrific English, heavy accent. Same the previous week for the pre-assessment. Same with the receptionist. I met somebody recently who had given birth, a difficult birth. A six foot seven nurse was sent in immediately after to conduct checks/procedures on the woman. The nurse was a six foot plus foreign man who could not speak proper English and she had no idea what he was saying. Understandably so, she requested a different nurse. Who on earth thought that was appropriate? Why are these people dealing with patients and their families? It's happening all over the NHS. It is not good enough. Staff across countless trusts have raised concerns with me. It's lazy, reckless, dangerous. You want to work in an English hospital? Speak fluent English. These new rules must apply to new and existing staff. It is not unreasonable to expect people working in British hospitals to speak English. Fluent English. We need a total reset in the NHS. No foreign language translation/interpretation. No foreign staff unable to properly communicate in our language. I am pursuing change in Parliament.

Imagine my shock. The 20 complaints against the brave BBC presenter who rightly changed 'pregnant people' to 'women' have been upheld *Correctly* stating that only women can get pregnant is NOT a personal opinion. It's a FACT The BBC is beyond salvageable Scrap the licence fee