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URGENT visa reforms are essential to prevent the care sector from collapsing, Unison warned today.

New official data has revealed a sharp fall in visa applications by overseas health and care workers and their family members.

The number of applications plummeted by 78 per cent from 359,300 in 2023/24 to 80,700 in 2024/25, Home Office figures show.

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