Overseas social care workers, care assistants and home care workers including India will soon be eligible for UK Health and Care Visa For a period of 12 months as part of temporary measures to meet the shortfall in the sector.
The UK government said on Friday that it could recruit thousands of additional care workers to boost the adult social care workforce after temporary changes to the plan, which could help fill critical gaps for social care employers to recruit qualified workers. Quick, cheap and easy to do. ,
These workers work in government-supported care homes and also look after the elderly and disabled in their homes.
Home Secretary Priti Patel said, “The care sector is facing unprecedented challenges induced by the pandemic and the changes we have made in health and care visas will boost the workforce and help alleviate some of the pressures currently being experienced. will help.” “This is our new scheme for immigration into action, delivering on our commitment to supporting the NHS and the wider health and care sector by making it easier for health professionals to live and work in the UK,” she said.
This change follows UK recommendations Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) to qualify care workers and home caregivers for health and care visas and to add businesses to short business list (SOL). The minimum annual wage for carers to be included in SOL to qualify for a health and care visa is set at £20,480.
The government said the COVID pandemic has exposed staff shortages in the social care sector, putting pressure on existing employees.
The temporary measures announced this week are expected to go into effect early next year and will be in place for at least 12 months, giving a boost to staff while the sector copes with the added pressure of the pandemic and will be reviewed after a minimum period . , “It is important that we continue to do everything we can to protect the social care sector during and after the pandemic,” Health Secretary Sajid Javid said.
The UK government said on Friday that it could recruit thousands of additional care workers to boost the adult social care workforce after temporary changes to the plan, which could help fill critical gaps for social care employers to recruit qualified workers. Quick, cheap and easy to do. ,
These workers work in government-supported care homes and also look after the elderly and disabled in their homes.
Home Secretary Priti Patel said, “The care sector is facing unprecedented challenges induced by the pandemic and the changes we have made in health and care visas will boost the workforce and help alleviate some of the pressures currently being experienced. will help.” “This is our new scheme for immigration into action, delivering on our commitment to supporting the NHS and the wider health and care sector by making it easier for health professionals to live and work in the UK,” she said.
This change follows UK recommendations Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) to qualify care workers and home caregivers for health and care visas and to add businesses to short business list (SOL). The minimum annual wage for carers to be included in SOL to qualify for a health and care visa is set at £20,480.
The government said the COVID pandemic has exposed staff shortages in the social care sector, putting pressure on existing employees.
The temporary measures announced this week are expected to go into effect early next year and will be in place for at least 12 months, giving a boost to staff while the sector copes with the added pressure of the pandemic and will be reviewed after a minimum period . , “It is important that we continue to do everything we can to protect the social care sector during and after the pandemic,” Health Secretary Sajid Javid said.
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