{"id":531,"date":"2015-06-27T08:42:28","date_gmt":"2015-06-27T07:42:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.glynns.co.uk\/blog\/?p=531"},"modified":"2015-06-23T15:43:27","modified_gmt":"2015-06-23T14:43:27","slug":"migration-rules-will-cause-chaos-for-nhs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.glynns.co.uk\/blog\/migration-rules-will-cause-chaos-for-nhs\/","title":{"rendered":"Migration Rules Will \u201cCause Chaos\u201d For NHS"},"content":{"rendered":"

New migration rules will \u201ccause chaos\u201d for the NHS, the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has said. <\/span><\/p>\n

The Government recently announced that non-European migrants who are not earning up to \u00a335,000 will have to leave the UK after six years.<\/span><\/p>\n

The RCN has criticised the plans, highlighting that the NHS currently employs a large number of overseas nurses \u2013 many of whom are paid between \u00a321,000 and \u00a328,000 a year, \u201cnowhere near\u201d the threshold of \u00a335,000. <\/span><\/p>\n

Peter Carter, general secretary of the RCN, said: \u201cThe immigration rules will cause chaos for the NHS and other care services.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cAt a time when demand is increasing, the UK is perversely making it harder to employ staff from overseas.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The NHS has struggled with nursing shortages in recent years, with many Trusts having to rely upon migrant workers and temporary staff to ensure safe staffing levels.<\/span><\/p>\n

It is thought that under the new rules, more than 3,300 NHS nurses could be deported by 2017. This number is estimated to double by 2020, wasting around \u00a340m in recruitment costs.<\/span><\/p>\n

It is possible to exclude certain professions from the policy if the UK is believed to have a shortage of skilled workers. However, nursing has not been added to the list.<\/span><\/p>\n

Dr Mark Porter, of the British Medical Association, was also critical of the Government\u2019s plans: \u201cWhat did we hear in the election campaign from politicians of several parties? We were told immigrants are filling up our GP surgeries and our hospitals.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWell they are. They\u2019re called doctors. And nurses. And porters and cleaners and clinical scientists. And without them, the NHS would be on its knees.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Medical negligence solicitors <\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

To talk to a legal expert about pursuing a medical negligence compensation claim, please contact us at Glynns Solicitors. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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