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UK to expand visa scheme for health workers
The United Kingdom has announced plans to expand the health and care visa scheme for the recruitment of persons interested in offering services as care workers.
The development was disclosed in a statement issued on Friday by the Department of Health and Social Care.
The health and care worker visa, unveiled in August 2020, offers opportunities for medical professionals “to come to or stay in the UK to work with the NHS, an NHS supplier or in adult social care”.
Other benefits of the scheme include a 50 percent reduction in visa fee, faster processing, and exemption from immigration health surcharge.
According to the statement, the offer is open to the following job titles: “care assistant, care worker, carer, home care assistant, home carer and support worker (nursing home)”.
The UK said the decision was taken as part of efforts to address challenges brought on by the COVID pandemic.
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