'Thousands' of foreign workers to be hired to fill health and social care staffing shortages

The government is working on plans to recruit thousands of foreign workers into countries such as India and the Philippines to fill staffing gaps in the health and social care sector, according to reports.
Overseas recruits should be recruited from "the massive scale” as health services struggle to fill vacancies.
Nurses and other health personnel are needed before winter, when services will be even more strained. Steve Barclay, the health secretary, has commissioned an international task force to help achieve this goal, according to The Times.
Documents relating to the new campaign to recruit foreign workers, seen by the newspaper, indicate that the ministers decided that "international recruitment" was a solution to the shortage of personnel.
A source told The Times that the health and care visa could be used to bring in staff to fill some of the 160,000 vacancies.
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“Making sure the NHS and care have enough staff to face a difficult winter is a top priority and finding ways to boost international recruitment, including through health and care visa, is a key part of that,” they said.
“We are open to any ideas to help, including an online support center, but we we have to make sure they will work, and we need to do it now so we can increase capacity before winter.

Post-Brexit immigration rules requested and implemented by the UK government h This has made it more complicated and expensive for European healthcare workers to move to the UK.

The problem is compounded by a drop in acceptances of nursing degrees this year, which unions say will deepen the UK's staffing crisis. health and social care.
The head of the Royal College of Nursing, Pat Cullen, said figures released by Ucas on Thursday showing 1,560 fewer students being admitted to courses than in 2021 pointed to "in the wrong direction".

There are 21,130 applicants accepted for nursing courses this year, up from 22,690 last year, the RCN said.
A A damning report published last month revealed that the persistent understaffing within the NHS creates a serious risk to patient safety. .
The all-party health and social care committee has said health and social services in England are facing "the biggest workforce crisis in their history" and that the government has no credible strategy to improve the situation.
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Projections suggest that 475,000 additional jobs will be created needed in health and 490,000 additional jobs in social services d 'here the start of the next decade.
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'Thousands' of foreign workers to be hired to fill health and social care staffing shortages

The government is working on plans to recruit thousands of foreign workers into countries such as India and the Philippines to fill staffing gaps in the health and social care sector, according to reports.

Overseas recruits should be recruited from "the massive scale” as health services struggle to fill vacancies.

Nurses and other health personnel are needed before winter, when services will be even more strained. Steve Barclay, the health secretary, has commissioned an international task force to help achieve this goal, according to The Times.

Documents relating to the new campaign to recruit foreign workers, seen by the newspaper, indicate that the ministers decided that "international recruitment" was a solution to the shortage of personnel.

A source told The Times that the health and care visa could be used to bring in staff to fill some of the 160,000 vacancies.

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“Making sure the NHS and care have enough staff to face a difficult winter is a top priority and finding ways to boost international recruitment, including through health and care visa, is a key part of that,” they said.

“We are open to any ideas to help, including an online support center, but we we have to make sure they will work, and we need to do it now so we can increase capacity before winter.

Post-Brexit immigration rules requested and implemented by the UK government h This has made it more complicated and expensive for European healthcare workers to move to the UK.

The problem is compounded by a drop in acceptances of nursing degrees this year, which unions say will deepen the UK's staffing crisis. health and social care.

The head of the Royal College of Nursing, Pat Cullen, said figures released by Ucas on Thursday showing 1,560 fewer students being admitted to courses than in 2021 pointed to "in the wrong direction".

There are 21,130 applicants accepted for nursing courses this year, up from 22,690 last year, the RCN said.

A A damning report published last month revealed that the persistent understaffing within the NHS creates a serious risk to patient safety. .

The all-party health and social care committee has said health and social services in England are facing "the biggest workforce crisis in their history" and that the government has no credible strategy to improve the situation.

Projections suggest that 475,000 additional jobs will be created needed in health and 490,000 additional jobs in social services d 'here the start of the next decade.

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