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Why British health officials were worried about the 1965 war between India and Pakistan

David Olusoga explains that in the summer of 1965, the Ministry of Health was concerned about the NHS collapsing if Indian and Pakistani doctors were to return home as a result of the border war between India and Pakistan.

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Our NHS: A Hidden History

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