Five-point plan to cut UK immigration raises fears of more NHS staff shortages

Measures designed to cut number of migrant workers and their dependants entering UK could damage health sector, say experts

James Cleverly has announced a package of measures designed to cut the number of migrant workers and their dependants entering Britain, making it far harder for employers to bring in overseas staff, including in the NHS and social care sector.

The home secretary presented a five-point plan in which the minimum salary requirement for a skilled worker visa would rise to 38,700, while the rule allowing the most-needed professions to be hired at 20% below the going rate would be scrapped.