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Health Professions: Migrant Workers

Commons · Question 25089 · Tabled 20 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 24 Jan 2025

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Asked by Joe Robertson

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to (a) prevent the exploitation of foreign (i) nurses and (ii) healthcare workers under the Healthcare Visa scheme and (b) tackle (A) low wages, (B) long working hours and (

Answer

Answered by Karin Smyth, 24 Jan 2025

The Code of Practice for International Recruitment of Health and Social Care Personnel prioritises stringent ethical standards for employers and recruiters to follow when recruiting health and social care staff from overseas on the Health and Care Worker ...