Health bosses criticise visa rules for doctors

Health bosses criticise visa rules for doctors Immigration rules are hampering the ability of the NHS to recruit doctors, health leaders are warning.

The number of skilled non-EU workers granted UK visas is capped - with the Home Office arguing the restriction is in "the national interest".

But NHS bosses say increasing numbers of doctors are being refused permission, worsening rota gaps and the waits patients face for treatment. BBC News

See also:

• NHS unable to obtain work permits for months, says NHS Employers NHS Employers
• Hostile environment policy leaving doctors without visas, say NHS officials The Guardian