MPs criticise exclusion of NHS workers from free visa extensions
by Jamie Grierson Home affairs correspondent from on (#54M02)
It will cost low-paid NHS and social care staff thousands to stay in UK, says report
Excluding foreign care workers and lower-paid NHS staff from a fee-free NHS visa extension scheme is unfair and fails to recognise their contribution to the fight against Covid-19, an influential group of MPs has said.
In a report, the cross-party home affairs select committee said some of the lowest-paid workers in healthcare were facing charges of thousands of pounds to stay in the country, while others were not.
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