The Home Secretary Amber Rudd has written out (on December 21) to all NHS Chief Executives about the status of EU citizens post-Brexit. 

Here's her letter...and the full text can be seen here.

Dear Chief Executive, I am writing to update you following last week’s agreement at the European Council for negotiations between the UK and the EU to move to a discussion about our future relationship.

This is good news for the EU citizens working in the NHS and for its many contractors and suppliers. It will also be welcomed by the millions of people in this country who rely on the outstanding care and professional support they provide.

The Prime Minister has consistently said that protecting EU citizens’ rights - together with the rights of UK nationals living in EU countries - has been her first priority. EU citizens made a decision to live here without any expectation that the UK would leave the EU. The UK Government wants them to be able to carry on living their lives as before. We have taken a big step forward. EU citizens living lawfully here before the UK’s exit from the EU will be able to stay. The deal will respect the rights that individuals are exercising and the benefits they currently have.

This will help EU citizens and organisations like yours plan for the future. The agreement will not only enable families who have built their lives in the EU and UK to stay together, it also gives certainty about healthcare, pensions and other benefits. It includes reciprocal rules to protect existing decisions to recognise professional qualifications, for example for doctors and architects. These commitments will be locked into a binding and reciprocal agreement with the EU.