Visa clampdown 'hits cancer patients' Cancer patients are being put at risk by immigration rules, say specialist doctors.
NHS hospital trusts are struggling to recruit genetic counsellors, who identify people at risk of hereditary cancer and other serious conditions.
Some hospitals rely on foreign workers, who now find it difficult to get visas as immigration rules have tightened.
The Home Office said priority was given to people working in occupations with shortages. BBC News
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