SHOCKING: Migrants who DON'T speak English SKIPPING the NHS queue as 'PRIORITY' over Brits

[@JC-ps2zy]

Priority based on race is literal DISCRIMINATING

[@minkgin3370]

I’m not surprised. It’s what I expected.

[@sh.4409]

English people should start.

[@SPacePhish09]

You mean racism? Lets not mince words

[@hmmmmm64]

But...the NHS is made up of immigrant workers....what do you expect

[@htlein]

@JC-ps2zy "Priority based on race is literal DISCRIMINATING" WOW! that was a leap - so any German, French, Italian, Dane etc etc who may not yet speak perfect English is of a different race? How about classification of "the human race" Seems you have run your colours up YOUR flagpole.

[@feistyrealist]

Back of the doctors queue. Back of the housing queue. Back of the dentist queue. Back of the education queue. Tolerating the intolerable is working out well for us. Enough is enough.

[@Pawsforthought222]

Excellent comment 😊

[@jonathanjsmith56]

@@feistyrealist ... and if you dare complain it must mean you're a far right racist.

[@thomas-d1v]

First in the prison queue though for thinking this

[@feistyrealist]

@@thomas-d1v Thinking!!! What’s that? 🤣

[@jpw6893]

Back to their own country

[@GailPlatt]

Foreign people receiving care on the NHS that WE have paid for should pay for their own care and translators IN FULL themselves.

[@R_McGeddon117]

Two tier policing. Two tier justice. Two tier health care

[@sh.4409]

The British Government is for imports, not English Scottish and Welsh. It needs to go a long with citizenship.

[@stuartgrace5451]

Two tier country

[@monikamroczek3305]

Two tier everything 😢

[@SPacePhish09]

Its just called 'racism' bro

[@chrisj1909]

Don’t forget the two tier housing! We English are around 2nd or 3rd from bottom of a list of over 15 different nationalities.

[@samueldickson2434]

If they are British they should be speaking English if they can't what are they doing here 🤬

[@sh.4409]

The British Government pay them to be here!

[@samueldickson2434]

@@sh.4409 it's crazy!

[@sh.4409]

Imagine how rich as a country we would be if all the foreign burdens was sent back. We wouldn’t have high rents an housing shortages either, rapes and murders would go down too.

[@sh.4409]

We need to dissolve British citizenship and the Government. They would have no right to be in England.

[@RRR.MET27]

U can get instant treatment if you change your names like " mohammad" " "khan" " ali"

[@jerrybootneck1736]

Can't speak English? pay for your own interpreters or find someone who can interpret for you, not the British tax payers problem.

[@sh.4409]

They should have to fund themselves fully. No benefits.

[@kimbardgett1664]

When everyone who pay taxes as those that dont contribute towards it get first dibs that sounds a finger to everyone else who can speak English .I say tough they get seen last if coming after everyone unless they have had an ambulance after an accident to the hospital .

[@angelaeastwood3938]

Or better don't come to this country. And take out what you don't put in and also put a strain on already an overstretched NHS

[@HenrySlade-i7r]

In Spain you have to have your own interpreter

[@JillGalloway-lg7wh]

New triage system in place , I will speak in Welsh to get through quicker. Wtf next . 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@Bongo-sm3mf]

Migrants are deemed as priority people. I was told so by a council manager. We the British public are second class citizens in our own country

[@susangemmell9401]

Not feeling enriched yet then? Me neither.

[@CaroleBates-jc7cm]

FFS THIS IS SO WRONG WE COME FIRST WEVE PAID OUR TAXES TO OUR NHS NOT ILLEGAL MIGRANTS THIS DISGUST ME 🤮🤮🤮

[@centuri6510]

We haven’t paid our taxes to the NHS. We’ve handed it to the corrupt and possibly incompetent politicians (I’ll be damned if it turns out it wasn’t intentional sabotage of the nation for personal gain). They have no interest in satisfying your personal interests. Regardless of what you think they SHOULD be doing, reality shows that their real job is to maintain power by acquiring more votes than their opponent. Taxation without representation is theft. You, me and many others have been swindled. We’d best pray that a candid candidate comes along with the influence to eliminate the disingenuous and tepid politicians who currently hold office. Regardless of that, I wish everyone reading this a bright future. Let us shine bright despite the gloom that threatens the UK, let our shining light dispel the darkness, show us the path forward, towards a United Kingdom we can all take pride in!

[@htlein]

@CaroleBates-jc7cm "FFS THIS IS SO WRONG WE COME FIRST WEVE PAID OUR TAXES TO OUR NHS NOT ILLEGAL MIGRANTS THIS DISGUST ME" What a pity you did not take advantage of our education system - apart from your lack of punctuation skills, you seem not to be able to read - the headline of this blog is "Migrants .................... NOT illegal migrants! Back to school for you son!

[@alastairgunn1154]

I agree CAROLEBATES well said , they have paid nothing . I have for over 40years and now I need to use the NHS their not there for US BRITS FFS

[@Touvhgrindskate2]

We don't come first if we did we would have big cars and are own houses and would get money and get treated on NHS

[@Jetaime69-e7l]

It’s official, we’re being 💩upon in every way possible.

[@sh.4409]

We knew that when are kids was being sacrificed to Muslim men.

[@24yrukdesigner]

Yeah the labour government aren't trying to hide it even slightly. They are doing that absolutely vest efforts to create civil war within UK. Literally so many what seemed to be wild conspiracy theories about labour and starter, were completely true.

[@ndavis3967]

I used to work for DWP, believe me they can speak English when they are claiming benefits but when they go on to jobseekers, they can’t speak a word.

[@marianlonge3060]

They are born liars

[@margison]

I did customer service and complaints for an energy company a few years back. I had a couple of complaints from people of a certain demographic complaining about and arguing their bills are wrong and saying the account holder shouldn't be liable because since they don't speak English they couldn't possible be liable for a contract they agreed to. In every instance I dealt with, I'd listen to the call and they spoke perfectly fine English when setting up the account/tariff.

[@sh.4409]

Did you tell them that?

[@hugoagogo4324]

They are just sponges and they are feeding off the working people they need gone

[@margison]

@@sh.4409 I'd have the misfortune of being the one to call them back. Very very rare for them to accept it, almost always resulted in insults and verbal abuse until they demand the complaint be escalated further.

[@raydeeble6053]

Say no money, they will speak English

[@dongmingzhu666]

Tell them no money, no treatment. They’ll say oh no no no

[@anaibarangan4908]

Not necessarily when need the cellphone to translate to them.

[@MaryNelson-b9p]

There is such a thing as translation apps. ?

[@dongmingzhu666]

@@MaryNelson-b9p they’re not supposed to have any mobile phones on them. They threw their phones and passports into the sea

[@Sunset-t9d]

If you live here yet need an interpreter then you should pay for that service, This service is not free in other countries.

[@sysasst670]

NHS should not pay for interpreters. Either the patient pays or else their embassy provides the interpreter. It will save the NHS millions to be spent on care.

[@chazsach6594]

Thats a genius idea, get the country of origin to pay for interpreters. Brilliant.

[@jazzhands7771]

Well, they don't do it that way because they are deliberately trying to kill the nhs

[@willbee6785]

Good point; embassies.

[@virginiatushman3240]

Brilliant idea. Bill their embassies for their nationals who came here illegally.

[@TCheers-xy7yr]

Or people of that ethnicity speaking the same language should set up mutual aid group. If they set up a charity for their own race, it should not be funded by public money.

[@thatveteran888]

Had a number of NHS appointments cancelled due to priority for non English because they have a interpreter for the day. Sorry But I think British nationals first

[@boota1979]

@thatveteran888 I have had several appointments cancelled and never once have they stated why... I wonder are you the only one this has happened to...

[@sh.4409]

English, Scottish and Welsh should be before any foreigner with a British passport.

[@RRR.MET27]

U can get instant treatment if you change your names like " mohammad" " "khan" " ali"

[@timg1246]

I have had dealings with the NHS over the last 12 years where the staff can't speak English. That is spread over major hospitals, doctor's surgeries, and the local chemists.

[@andymoore9977]

@@boota1979 Very good point. There is a lot of BS about.

[@buddy-ny3ce]

Most talk English but play daft

[@sh.4409]

They cost a fortune having inbred kids that have to be funded. Look at Bradford stats.

[@fionanicholson1995]

Inbreeding does make them daft

[@sahhull]

In English. Most speak English but they play daft.

[@JackSparrowTheCAPTAIN]

Priority based on race is ILLEGAL!!!!

[@sh.4409]

It shouldn't be, English, Scottish and Welsh should be first in line.

[@lydiaguimaraes7009]

Priority on citizenship is a MUST

[@stevehorner9004]

FFS Vote REFORM TO STOP THIS MADNESS

[@sh.4409]

They won't mass deport people!

[@sh.4409]

Will they deport people?

[@themanfromuncle1]

Far to late son, I voted BNP in 2012 and ukip in 2015. You are years to late.

[@lsd358]

​@@themanfromuncle1 Have a bit of faith 🤷

[@gordonmitchell729]

The powers that be will not allow Reform to exist as an actual option. The boat has already sailed.

[@Professorvapes]

people should pay for thier own interpreter like you do abroad

[@pammccarthy4829]

Where?

[@Prospero-z1s]

​​@@pammccarthy4829Spain for one but if they can't speak the language then they really aren't integrating and shouldn't be here.

[@Jazzete70]

This one big joke! How can the clowns at Downing Street! Treat his people like this! They just don’t give a dam about us!

[@dianewaller5836]

They never have.

[@jazzhands7771]

Just like you don't give a damn about speaking your own language correctly 😂

[@Jazzete70]

@@jazzhands7771 insulting a 78 year woman about a spelling mistake!

[@JP-mb3zn]

Why on earth did people vote this lot in at least my conscience is clear. Wake up patriots vote Reform UK to fix this mess 🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@keithmarshall7084]

It dont matter who you think going to do the world dont work the way humans think

[@JP-mb3zn]

Not sure what you mean Keith

[@sh.4409]

They allowed foreigners to vote and be mps.

[@paulchambers6537]

I be voting reform

[@bnic8254]

This

[@mogznwaz]

If they don’t speak English how did they get a visa to come here? What ‘essential skill’ do they offer that meant we ‘needed them’? What a total and utter scam.

[@susangemmell9401]

Don't need a visa just a fair wind and calm sea in the Channel.

[@ritab8663]

@@susangemmell9401plus let the sea have their passport

[@AJ-hi9fd]

One comes over, gets a job, low skilled & low paid then the whole family comes including granny & grandad.

[@DarrenBaxter-v9n]

A friend live in spain,if he goes the doctors they don’t provide interpreters you take a friend that speaks Spanish

[@CaroleBates-jc7cm]

I AGREE MY SON HAS MOVED TO TENERIFE HES LEARNING THE LANGUAGE BUT HAS A FRIEND IF HE NEEDS ONE AND ALO MY SON PAYS FOR HIS HEALTH CARE YOU HAVE TO MY SON AND HIS WIFE WORK FULL TIME FROM HOME THE HOOPS HE HAD TO JUMP THREW TO LIVE THERE POLICE CHECKS FINGER PRINTS YOU HAVE TO HAVE A JOB AND EARNING SO MUCH MONEYFOR THEM TO TAKE YOU THIS COUNTRY IS HORRENDOUS NOW I TOLD HIM TO GO FOR A BETTER LIFE

[@annemullis-bx4qz]

Totally agree, I lived there for over 25yrs and often went to dr’s with friends who didn’t speak Spanish, luckily I did speak Spanish. Should be the same here. Also if they were on holiday the receptionist took all details to get insurance for their treatment..

[@louminarty]

Do you need one to help with your English?

[@Marcthered]

When you go to doctors in spain you only need to know the basics . Name yes no point to where it hurts . Basic common sense can get you through the language barrier . It's just used as a excuse

[@Marcthered]

​@louminarty no we not that privileged

[@johngreen6191]

Two fingers to the taxpayers. That is what the message is.

[@sidsod1616]

On both hands

[@craig617]

"Its their right to provide interpretors". The country has become a joke!

[@dianewaller5836]

It's been an unfunny joke for many decades.

[@tonyrees3873]

some doctors and nurses can't speak English so are British patients also allowed to ask for an interpreters

[@susangemmell9401]

Brilliant point.

[@airsouthwestfan]

Im British, on a Turkish Airlines flight from the UK to Istanbul. A man took ill on the flight and had what I thought to have been the symptoms of appendicitis. We made a priority approach into Istanbul and as soon as we landed the ambulance crew boarded. The sick man was neither a UK or Turkish national (not that that mattered) and the paramedics refused to treat him until he provided PROOF that he had insurance to pay for the 'emergency' treatment. I was shocked and appalled, but now given how we in the UK and our NHS is abused, I see no reason why we can't take this stance when non-uk nationals rock up into our hospitals and GPs offices.

[@sh.4409]

They will leave you in spain also.

[@lizevans8043]

ive worked abroad as a nurse and had to pay ins for medical care and you have to have proof of being able to pay for care

[@LindseyPluteci-f9r]

This true the forever hospital n Dr's n get a appointment same day n we av wait 3 weeks see it surgery wait see Dr n romanian guy come in speak no English barley n. Gt appointment that afternoon wtf the come ere get free health care free dentist free schools a home rent free n given money live n no every benefit going claim n they always first cue all food banks

[@rafezetter8003]

"Health Tourism" has been a thing in the UK for several decades now, and because they are never challenged or sent a bill, more and more keep coming - they ALWAYS lie at customs and say "holiday" but a couple days later are admitted for treatments. I've have several GP's and NHS staff tell this in confidence they are just as sick of it, they are there to help, BUT the added pressure and often abusive nature of some of these people makes it hard for the NHS staff to tolerate.

[@Ophis1984]

Wont be long until Starmer starts booting us out of Britain to make more space for his beloved immigrants.

[@susangemmell9401]

Already seems to have booted Larry the cat out of Downing Street and replaced him with a foreign breed of cat.!!! Proof positive indigenous Brits are not his priority.

[@sidsod1616]

Why do you think all those dinghies are put into storage then.😂😂😂

[@gilliandianeryan1493]

I was on a bus last week ,a man came on ,trying to say where he wanted to go .He said to the driver ,I don't speak English .My first thought was ,learn it ,if you live here .

[@karenbarker9474]

I am getting so sick of this government! If this is the case then all British citizens should have their national insurance stopped so that we can have the choice to use our money privately as that is the way things are going.

[@sh.4409]

How many 'Brits' are foreigners?

[@djtonylee]

@@sh.4409a lot. They may have been born here but they dont even consider themseves ‘british’.

[@georgeroberts6457]

are they bloody mad, giving PRIORITY to foreign patients who DON'T speak English in case the interpreter is else where... they will still need 1 before talking to doctors or nurses which will increase our waiting time regardless. anyone who has had kidney stones that have created a blockage will know the pain i had 4 stones 2 fused together the other 2 were to big to pass, i was refused an ambulance and was put in standard waiting time of 9.5hrs this is 12.45am and after my scan i was told i would get a call regarding a operation that was 1yr 4months later

[@padmathalamarla8246]

Omg..till then what u have todo..suffer either pain?

[@padmathalamarla8246]

1.4 yr 4 months later$

[@carobsilver2184]

Waited 19 months to have obstructing kidney stone operation. Always assumed care was there for us when in pain but sadly we can't rely on that!

[@CaroleNugent-y6o]

If they can not speak English they should bring there own interpreter

[@sh.4409]

How are they working here if they don't speak English?

[@dianewaller5836]

​@@sh.4409if they do bother to work, they work with people who speak their own language.

[@reinmansmith]

I’m currently on holiday in Italy. If I can’t make myself understood I simply open my phone and use a translation app. If someone presents themselves at a UK hospital it is there responsibility to make themselves understood and if they need someone to translate then they should pay for it. I find it incredible that taxpayers money is being spent in this way, it’s another example of how we, the British taxpayer, are being taken for mugs 😡

[@charliereedie6803]

are we all sick of the antiwhiteism of the establishment yet?

[@tracysmith4005]

I know I am

[@truebro77]

who are all these people that don't speak English? Why are they here? What benefit socially or economically do they bring??

[@susangemmell9401]

They bring no benefit. They're here to make the leftie elites feel good about themselves.

[@sh.4409]

Omg are they trying to make us flip! Reading that I wanted to throw my tablet! NHS England shouldn't be treating foreigners.

[@TruthHurts-er2jb]

The nhs is run by people you hate darling. I hope they misdiagnosed you lol

[@sh.4409]

No it isnt. 12% percent of them are foreign and they treat other foreigners.

[@cynthiamorris1874]

They have been doing it for years and years. Also the police have to employ interpreters and a hotel room found for the night for them. We have been paying billions for years for all this nonsense.

[@TruthHurts-er2jb]

@@sh.4409 well when you pay taxes and decide to invade their countries that had free Healthcare and take their oil and their wealth and demonize them then don't complain if a few come to the uk you silly little person.

[@sc3304]

I think that ship sailed a long, long time ago!

[@davidsutherland7953]

I live in Spain moved hear just after my 60th birthday with my wife we had to pay private health care and also have to pay for our own translators no freebiz hear English government so soft

[@sh.4409]

Get duolingo. It's really least to learn. In a year you might not need to pay for one.

[@leobrown6875]

I hate what is going on the country needs to strike

[@sh.4409]

All the men need to protest at Dover.

[@thetimeisnow6822]

ABSOLUTELY DISGUSTING You can come to the UK & use our NHS for FREE. If you go abroad you have to have INSURANCE so why don't we do the same ?

[@JulseyBob]

If you don't have a national insurance card/no you should pay for nhs treatment!

[@lynnwalker9935]

Sick of this country treating its own citizens as second best ...

[@LeeMills-ml9jm]

HOORAH - I emailed GBNews 26 months ago repeatedly asking them to investigate what I was told by my GP Surgery receptionist friend, who stated that those patients who spoke poor or NO English were given priority face to face GP appointments because GP's feared a misdiagnosis over the phone, leaving us taxpaying white Brits with all the telephone appointments. Come on guys you are supposed to be leading the news not dragging your heals - YOU WERE TOLD...... BY ME!!!!

[@bnic8254]

Tax payers are not only White.

[@gilbert7794]

Anywhere else on this planet you have to pay for your own interpreters

[@pammccarthy4829]

Not Australia

[@SAS-vx1jk]

VOTE REFORM ❤❤

[@stevietrucker4631]

When you listen to these stories it absolutely boils my blood up.

[@michaeljefferson9863]

GP’s have also been instructed to give immigrants priority over British nationals that’s why you might find you have to wait for weeks for an appointment.

[@whitelines3097]

Can you provide any evidence for this ?

[@sh.4409]

Well I'm effed then. I'm always the only white in the waiting room.

[@andywilson9150]

​@@whitelines3097can you prove that it isn't.

[@michaeljefferson9863]

@@whitelines3097 would you believe me if I told you?

[@kathylovejoy5530]

Unbelievable! You have to wonder why hard working Brits are paying taxes on bloody everything only to be last in the queue, bottom of the pile and told to patiently wait years for an operation 😮 ... Is there something constructive and meaningful we could all do to make our voices heard??? I wonder ... 🤔 🇬🇧👑🇬🇧

[@susangemmell9401]

There's a rally at Downing Street on October 26th. against the government's policies. And try voting Reform in the next lot of elections.

[@pauljackson4357]

In British Columbia, Canada, Chinese come to the country, have the child. The child can then apply for Canadian citizenship, this is abuse of the system.

[@roverboat2503]

If they can't speak English they should pay for their own interpreter. If you are not British then you also pay for your health care.

[@MaureenSmith-tg2xz]

There is definitely something wrong with this country and government why should foreigners be priority before British people who have worked and paid into these benefits the same with heating allowance they can keep warm in hotels while.older people are having. heating allowance taken off them there is definitely something wrong in this country we are second class citizens insurance own country very very wrong

[@andywilson9150]

The government are comitting treason.

[@ML-xh1go]

I was in the hospital reception to collect a friend,on three separate occasions these foreigners came in with no paperwork,no appointments,could not speak English,could not answer any questions, one just kept saying Romanian,Romanian,they were let in, a white man comes for his follow up but left his paperwork at home, HE WAS REFUSED ENTRY SO NO TREATMENT, I was so angry to see this,

[@louminarty]

Things that didn't happen 😂😂😂

[@angelablaney4575]

A friend whose relative works in hospital said people come in saying they don't speak English and it takes twice as long to deal with them!

[@Prospero-z1s]

​ How do you know what happened? How to tell us you're an R sole without actually saying it 😅.

[@ML-xh1go]

@@Prospero-z1s because on all three occasions mate the nurse came to take them down to the treatment room, so R sole think on that idiot,

[@John-es7zn]

It's getting more sickening,it's causing me mental health issues now

[@sandrawhelan9159]

Me too.

[@AgnesFay-k5c]

One of the Rotherham grooming gang that got sentenced last week . Been here 20 years needed an interpretor in court

[@susangemmell9401]

I bet none of them need one when they are claiming benefits though.

[@sandrawhelan9159]

What good was he being in this country. Obviously he must have been claiming benefits, along with all his family, then we have the privilege of paying for his interpreter and court case. The only thing he did was abuse children. We m7st all be mad to be letting this happen. Either that or stupid. Wake up we need to do something now.

[@Goldenlion148]

The NHS spends between £30-£43 million per annum on interpreters. This is appalling. Certainly foreigner visitors to this country should not be able to access the NHS in any way without paying the full costs. There should be a pay desk on every entrance to a hospital which takes your credit card upon arrival and a full charge for everything should be presented and taken out of the card before they leave. For every foreign resident who cannot speak English - why don't they speak English. They should provide their own interpreter. Priority should at all times be on clinical need not race.

[@lynbob1872]

This is why our NHS is a mess. If you can’t speak English you pay for your own interpreter and if you are not a uk born resident you pay for insurance to use any kind of medical care. Just like I have to when I go to USA.

[@zingaranightelf3968]

Was called by a NHS assessor. He not only had a thick foreign accent he had a significant speech impediment 😠 I needed an interpreter because I couldn't understand 75% of what he was saying! Imagine if I'd asked for an interpreter 🤔

[@sh.4409]

You should of just said you couldn't understand him and you needed a native English speaker.

[@shirleymckinnon6352]

Maybe you should have

[@pheart2381]

I've been seen by an nhs consultant for a serious problem who spoke such poor English the nurse had to tell me what he was saying.

[@sarahcrowther6267]

If they cannot be bothered to learn our language then they should PAY for their own interpreter.

[@tonykarlsson3217]

Two tier NHS makes Britton’s second class citizens. Disgusting. Does this eliminate the legitimacy for tax founded health care in UK?? The risk is unfortunately all to real.

[@gilbert7794]

They haven’t paid into it and not entirely to any free treatment

[@louminarty]

Does that mean children can't get treatment?

[@gilbert7794]

@@louminarty British children yes but not foreign as it’s a national health not international.

[@sh.4409]

English kids should be before foreign kids with British passports.

[@YELG_7]

language proficiency used to be a basic requirement for immigration _only_ 20 years ago. What an utter insult to immigrants who did the work to qualify....

[@TerryHall-nm8gt]

Why are we paying for their interpreter??? I have to pay for my own in france spain etc etc ENOUGH IS ENOUGH VOTE REFORM IN COUNCIL MAJOR'S MP'S ELECTIONS TAKE BACK OUR COUNTRY 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇮🇪🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇮🇪🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧

[@jonathanjsmith56]

Former Labour Minister Steve McCabe's comments were moronic. My family and I (we're all Brits) have used health services in Australia, France, Germany, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain and the USA. In every instance the doctor and/or hospital has wanted proof that we are either entitled to treatment or that we have sufficient insurance cover... and not once have we been provided with an interpreter. No wonder the NHS is the 5th most expensive health service in the G20 with the worst outcomes for patients.

[@chuckh5999]

he's just another snout in the trough! They all stink.

[@ALYSONWhite-es6jf]

I know a man who served over 20 years in the Army! He is slightly over. He is not rich! It's a disgrace!! This country does not look after pensioners or veterans at all!

[@disclosed2229]

They should either learn to speak the language of the land or pay for their own interpretor...

[@muhammaduddin9268]

Native people should be given 500k to leave Britain permanently and hand in their British Passports to home office and live in USA or Australia permanently.

[@trayreipond5935]

Damn right they do ..I had the misfortune to go to local walk in centre. Sat there nearly 3 hours in pain while EVERY SINGLE name called in was NOT British sounding. Even people coming in AFTER me, people stood outside on their phones having a jolly and literally running in when their name was called. By the end of my wait it was the white British left sat in the waiting room

[@bridiesmith5110]

This has been the case for many years.

[@Decent2426]

Why another European countries treat foreigners different way and nobody say it’s bad ?

[@vince6219]

Uk people pay taxes all their lives and these others get priority 😡, are you 🤬🤬🤬 kidding me!!, why bother paying tax to this government, may as well do F all. There really is no sense in working 🤬🤬🤬

[@ianthompson662]

We should come before any illegal immigrants full stop

[@angelaeastwood3938]

I agree 🇬🇧

[@juliesuberg8965]

i was working as a midwife in South Africa working in HIV counselling . We had a lot of immigrants so we needed interpreters. The Govt contracted to a phone service interpretation and they were phoned to interpret for both sides - we passed the phone back and forward. This was done at need and was paid at time used.

[@kata8592]

During naturalisation to become a British citizen, we saw many people that could not understand English at all, when they were asked to imtroduce themselves Yet we had to pass English test. So how exactly these people passed?

[@suell1090]

Disgraceful and no one understands how to speak "English" properly. Dangerous for all NHS.

[@sh.4409]

In Hungary a poor pregnant lady went for a check up and they aborted her baby! They said it was a language barrier ffs!

[@suell1090]

@@sh.4409 GOSH! I'm sorry to hear about the pregnant woman from Hungary who had a bad experience with abortion.

[@daddydayne]

In the United Kingdom, the average salary for interpreters varies depending on the source, but is generally between £30,000 and £51,000 per year:

[@Jennifer-dk1ni]

And even then they don’t always do what they are paid for! My mum works in a jobcentre dealing with these people all the time. Plenty of them are obviously faking and can speak better English than they claim. They play daft knowing it will drag it out longer than the staff have got to deal with them (they get only 10 minutes per appointment now!) so they get off without having to answer questions for another couple of weeks. The staff are stuck with only one company that provides interpreters via phone as only one company has that contract. It takes ages to get an interpreter on the phone as they all work from home so basically do whatever they want, and when they do get them there have been way more times than is acceptable where the interpreter just loses interest and hangs up! They are getting paid more than the frontline staff, get to work from home, can pick and choose which calls they deal with, and often have to be coaxed to do their damn jobs! The staff do often just resort to using google translate because it’s more reliable and a hell of a lot faster!

[@russroberts7005]

As a disabled army veteran of thirteen years service, I am physically and mentally disabled, and 64 years old. I have been waiting for over two months to see a mental health specialist to get help for my ptsd. Like lots of people in this once great country I have served our late Queen, paid all my taxes, and for what. To be treated as a second class citizens in our own country. What is the point of struggling day and night.

[@susangemmell9401]

I know it doesn't really help your situation but I would like to sincerely thank you for your service to this country. Please be assured there will be millions of others who feel the same. I pray your fortunes improve soon and you get the care you need and deserve.

[@gilly5094]

@russroberts Personally, I would give NHS mental health services a wide berth for something like PTSD. You don’t want to be seeing a CBT practitioner. That could make it worse. EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing) seems to work well for PTSD. It costs between £60 to £80 a session. You don’t usually need many sessions. Hope this may help.

[@russroberts7005]

@@gilly5094 Thank you so much.

[@russroberts7005]

@susangemmell9401 Thank you Susan, I appreciate your understanding.

[@Highpries]

They shouldn’t even get treatment. They haven’t paid in. They should have to pay for everything. Waiting list for a nhs dentist is 7 years too. Disgusting.

[@YvonneCairns-c9u]

Nowadays a mobile phone can be used for interpretation nowadays. Mobiles don't need a wage.

[@Wandsworth1]

It's a peculiarly British thing, the NHS funding interpreters for patients; other countries expect people who use medical services to provide their own interpreter or pay for one. When I used an Italian hospital for a minor procedure, I brought someone with me to interpret and, even then, the receptionist sneered at the fact I "hadn't bothered to learn Italian" (I was only on holiday there!) The NHS needs to embrace the notion that, while people who are entitled to treatment should receive it, the patients have a responsibility for providing their own language service.

[@nowhere982]

We dont seem to bother asking if they are eligible.....do we bother asking for insurance certificates, my mum was asked for her insurance when she was taken very ill when she was abroad!

[@annabellesapphire]

Why has this kind of discrimination not been challenged by the Commission for Racial Equality??? Can anyone answer this please

[@SusanaXpeace2u]

ridiculous. Europe will be finished in a few decades. I'm not in the UK, but my gp just ditched my son the day he turned 18 recently because he had not had an appointment for 7 years. so his reward for GOOD HEALTH was to get dumped by the doctor. And i know this is only because they're under pressure to take a quota of people arriving illegally. FGS!!! Now my son has no doctor if he needs one. I rang around and had no luck. They're all chock a block.

[@AAAskunk]

I have been waiting 18 months, keep getting pushed back, now i know!!!!

[@janetcryer887]

Why are the taxpayer paying from interpreters? Patientss should pay for their own interpreters. I have seen Australian border force employees have telephoned interpreters

[@sh.4409]

The British Government is taking the mick out of English people to find their imports they label the British people.

[@annarellapowell41]

Every single day this establishment & government sickens me.

[@Shroomboy81]

Not our problem if you can't speak the language. Why should we pay for a you problem?

[@annabellesapphire]

All for evil to prevail is for good folk to do nothing. Stand up for your rights folks 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@ragnarironspear1791]

Surely people who come to Britain should be able to speak the language. .

[@anonniemouse8042]

This needs to stop they should pay for an interpreter if they need one and not be prioritised.

[@John-u1j7r]

Walking down a street nower days and can't understand a word anyone says now... It's like waking up in a UN meeting without an interpretator 🤔😒🙄😩

[@nogginthenoggfubar2862]

Here's a crazy idea. How about these people actually learn english?

[@Stevieboyfpv]

Alienated in our own country.

[@jackking5567]

This absolutely confirms what we've been screaming for years, that outsiders are being given preference.

[@Fizzyred97]

Reform to save our Country from destruction

[@kevinxxxx]

To far gone to be saved Uk is finished

[@ascend2luv]

There are apps can be used rather than paying for interpretators! Waste of money

[@Flying_Scotsman101]

Had to go to the hospital a couple of times over the years, in both China and Japan and didn't have the luxury of the paid for interpreter

[@4stevio]

What the fuck are we doing? I use the term ‘we’ loosely as it is evident that there is no we, just us and them.

[@cheeseball-44]

Welcome to government run healthcare. Privatize the shit out of it

[@JulseyBob]

Smart phones have translation tools, use that, instead of interpreters

[@gordonmitchell729]

And there’s nothing we can do about it. The train has already left the station. Bye bye Blighty.

[@300zxTTM]

Comes here and doesn't integrate, well go figure! This just flags integration as a key issue! If i moved to Russia, I'd have to learn speak Russian wouldn't I 🤦

[@Naly-ov7vj]

We are f***d

[@SharonKinsley]

This has made me so mad! Why do they have the right to a professional interpreter?? I live in Spain and when I go to the GP or Hospital I have to pay and take my own interpreter, rightly so. I speak simple Spanish, however, when it comes to understanding medical terms I realise I need an interpreter. They are only provided if you are paying for private healthcare. I have children and grandchildren in the UK, of which one has been diagnosed with cerebral palsy, he is having to wait 18 months to see a paediatrician.