Understanding the impact of changes to the UK Health and Care Visa System on the adult social care workforce in England
- the factors that determine whether care providers decide, or not, to become sponsors and recruit internationally, and internationally recruited care worker reasons for moving to the UK
- the channels and systems for international recruitment navigated by care providers and people looking for work in the UK
- how care providers and people looking for work in the UK meet and maintain Home Office / UK Visa and Immigration requirements
- the information and support sought for recruitment processes and immigration requirements, and the cost of this
- awareness and adherence to the Code of Practice which promotes ethical practice
- pastoral support, workplace induction and employment rights for people moving to the UK to work in the care sector
- the vulnerability of care workers to unethical practice, and safeguarding both care providers and care workers given the investment involved in international recruitment
- implications for home care, dependants, and those already in the UK on Health and Care visas
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