Syrian doctor says he cannot get into the NHS to help fight coronavirus | ITV News

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A fully-qualified Syrian doctor has told ITV News he cannot get into the NHS to help in the fight to tackle the coronavirus pandemic due to exacting English language tests which cost thousands of pounds to sit.

Dr Hussam Allahham knows what it is like to be a frontline medical professional during a crisis as he was a surgeon in Syria’s rebel field hospitals during his country’s bitter civil war

His journey to escape the conflict took a year and included a dangerous boat journey across the Mediterranean.

Since 2014, he has been living in Cardiff and now wants to get on the NHS frontline in a bid to give back to the UK.

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