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UKHCA welcomes the Migration Advisory Committee’s upcoming review of the impact of immigration changes on the Adult Social Care workforce.
The Home Office have asked the Migration Advisory Committee to review skills shortages, visa options, and the long-term consequences of immigration policy for the adult social care workforce. Their review is linked to policy development in the Department of Health and Social Care about the long-term reform of the sector.
Responding to the news, UKHCA’s Policy Director Colin Angel said:
"Across the country, homecare providers are telling us that recruitment and retention of careworkers has become far more challenging in recent months.
UKHCA welcomes Government’s decision to review the immigration arrangements affecting adult social care. The fact that careworkers are not able to access the Skilled Worker visa exacerbates recruitment challenges during coronavirus and beyond.
Even if the Government delivers on its commitment to reform of the care system, changes to migration policy are needed urgently to ensure that we have sufficient committed and skilled care workers to provide the quality of support we and our loved ones expect and deserve."
Notes for Editors
1. United Kingdom Homecare Association (UKHCA) is the professional association for more than 2,300 domiciliary care providers in Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
2. As a member-led professional association, UKHCA's purpose is to enable a strong, sustainable, innovative and person-led homecare sector to flourish. We represent and support our members so that people can live well and independently at home. UKHCA's members agree to abide by the Association's Code of Practice, which can be found at www.ukhca.co.uk/codeofpractice.aspx.
3. For further information please contact:
Matthew Kiernan, Press Officer
United Kingdom Homecare Association Ltd
Sutton Business Centre, Restmor Way, Wallington, SM6 7AH
Telephone: 020 8661 8165
Mobile: 07393 012 113
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.ukhca.co.uk
Twitter: @ukhca
Registered in England, No. 3083104.
