Tommy Tainant
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- Jan 20, 2016
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![www.theguardian.com](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/9767dd16aaa3b7d0e24d28ef86ebe0beae2124c0/0_0_2500_1500/master/2500.jpg?width=1200&height=630&quality=85&auto=format&fit=crop&overlay-align=bottom%2Cleft&overlay-width=100p&overlay-base64=L2ltZy9zdGF0aWMvb3ZlcmxheXMvdG8tYWdlLTIwMjAucG5n&enable=upscale&s=707a5d1bfd648121ccb83046093df189)
Celebrating Black NHS nurses through the decades – in pictures
Black people have been an integral part of the NHS since the 40s, writes artist Steve McQueen
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The fact is that "great british" institution would not exist at all without immigrants. The picture is not really complete.. It doesnt show the staff who have come from India and Asia recently.
But even they might be coming to an end. I was talking to my nurse yesterday. She is staying here for 3 years while she finishes some specialist training. Then she is off travelling. She can get well paid work in America, Australia and the Gulf without the stress of working for the tories.
We agreed that skills and training are your passport to a better life.