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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Health
Alan Jones

NHS faces migrant staff exodus as workers feel unwelcome in UK

Two in five international health workers are considering leaving the UK, with many citing feelings of not being welcome amid anti-immigrant rhetoric.

The union Unison warns that government proposals to tighten settlement rules for migrant workers, coupled with escalating visa fees and restrictions, threaten to deepen the ongoing NHS staffing crisis.

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