Black and British: A Forgotten History, will front a new one-hour special called Our International NHS for BBC One and BBC iPlayer later this year.The film will celebrate “the immigrant workforce that has been the backbone of the NHS, from its inception 70 years ago to the current pandemic”.“Throughout its history, the NHS has drawn in doctors, nurses, specialists and support staff from overseas, and without them the NHS would simply have collapsed, unable to deliver on its foundational promise of a universal healthcare system available to all,” the synopsis adds.“But though desperately needed these key workers have not always felt wanted,” it continues, with Olusoga set to look through documents, artefacts and archive.Our International NHS.
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