Understanding the impact of changes to the UK Health and Care Visa System on the adult social care workforce in England

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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