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SIR – Are Britain’s staggering legal immigration numbers (“Net migration to UK hits record high”, report, telegraph.co.uk, November 23) a result of deliberate – but covert – government policy, or just sheer incompetence? It would be useful to know before the general election. Either way, it does not look good for the Conservatives. James Thacker Tanworth-in-Arden, Warwickshire
From 13-hour waits to blood shortages, this year’s letters have documented an annus horribilis in the health service
SIR – The letter (November 26) from Professor Kamila Hawthorne, chair of the Royal College of GPs, asserting that GPs are “keeping the NHS upright”, only shows how out of touch that college is.
SIR – I have worked in the NHS for more than 20 years and, like many doctors and nurses, am striving to reduce my commitments, with a personal target of no more than one day of NHS work per week.
SIR – On Monday, mid-morning, I suffered sudden, crippling chest pains.