Brexit fears trigger exodus of crucial EU health and social care workforce The public sector in the UK is increasingly reliant on European labour – but concerns over their future status are driving workers away
Hospital wards, nursing homes and other adult care services are losing vital staff as a result of Brexit, according to unions, NHS and social care providers.
The warning comes a year after the UK voted to leave the EU – and as the number of non-British EU nationals in the health and social care workforce has grown exponentially in the past eight years. In 2016, 209,000 people working in the sector in the UK were EU nationals, up from 121,000 in 2009 – a rise of 72% – according to figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). Continue reading... The Guardian
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