Facing immense shortage of heath & care workers, the UK granted 77,700 long-term work visas to care workers – a six-fold increase from YoY 2022.
The United Kingdom (UK) is reeling under shortage of health & care workers. According to Skills for Care, an industry body, at the end of March 2023, there were more than 150,000 vacancies across the adult social care sector, that is equivalent to 9.9% of the country’s vacant roles.
In a bid to fill the rising number of vacancies, the government added senior care workers to the Shortage Occupation list in 2021, followed by care workers in February 2022. Up to June 2023, 77,700 long-term work visas were granted to care workers – a six-fold increase from 12,300 year-over-year in 2022. Health and care visas now account for two in five of all skilled work visas issued in the UK.
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This visa category is extremely popular with Indians – more Indians than any other nationality go to the UK on this visa route. In the year ending June 2022, 24,348 Indians were granted health and care worker visas which went up to 45,943 this year.
