International recruitment in adult social care

Part of The NHS in a nutshell

Posted:Wednesday 06 November 2019

The social care sector would struggle to function without its international workforce. Immigration policy, particularly after the United Kingdom leaves the European Union, should be designed with the social care sector in mind.

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