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Care sector would have collapsed long ago without overseas workers, Unison warn
Health and care visas plummet by 81 per cent, data shows
A general view of staff on a NHS hospital ward at Ealing Hospital in London, January 18, 2023
THE care sector would have collapsed long ago without overseas workers, Unison warned today, as government data showed a sharp decline in the granting of health and care worker visas.
Home Office figures show that 27,174 of the visas were granted in 2024 – an 81 per cent decrease compared to 2023.
Unison general secretary Christina McAnea described the drop as “worrying.”
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