THE VITAL work done by East Lancashire s migrant NHS staff has been highlighted this week, after the service was collectively awarded a George Cross. The honour, awarded by the Queen, coincided with the NHS 73rd birthday on July 5 and comes after former head of the government s test and trace programme and Conservative peer Dido Harding controversially pledged to cut the number of overseas doctors and nurses working for the heath service as part of her application to become the next chief executive of NHS England. However this provoked condemnation from many of those on the front line, including from Rossendale-based health marshal volunteer Clare Harris, who has also spoken of the care her 93-year-old mother-in-law has received at the hands of migrant staff as an example of why they are just as deserving of this week s accolade.