health and social care

Reading Time: < 1 minute  The Government has been warned that its ban on overseas care staff bringing dependants to the UK is “catastrophic”. Read More

Reading Time: < 1 minutePost-Brexit restrictions on the free movement of workers from the EU have contributed to modern slavery becoming “a feature” of the care…

Reading Time: < 1 minuteSocial care leaders felt “blindsided” by recently-announced changes to visa rules banning care workers from bringing their families to the UK and…

Reading Time: < 1 minuteCare home staff have told the BBC they feel exploited and trapped by thefirm that brought them to the UK to work….

Reading Time: < 1 minuteFour health care workers have been jailed after they were caught on film physically and emotionally abusing an elderly patient.  Read More

Reading Time: < 1 minuteHealth leaders have warned Rishi Sunak that “perverse” new visa rules will prove disastrous for the care sector, The Independent can reveal. Read More

Reading Time: < 1 minuteIt’s sunnier in Dubai, the visa lasts longer in the US and the wages are better in Canada.  Read More

Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe daughter of a 91-year-old dementia sufferer was left in the dark by foreign care staff whose lack of English meant they…

Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe government will ban foreign social care workers from bringing their partners and family members to the UK to try and drive…

Reading Time: < 1 minuteNine out of 10 care workers cannot afford to take time off sick, research suggests. Read More