US EditionGovernment's immigration crackdown will fuel 'exodus' of nurses, union warns
- The Royal College of Nursing surveyed 3,000 internationally educated nurses in 2025 and found 42% plan to leave the UK workforce.
- This planned departure stems from a government crackdown on immigration that includes ending care worker visas and stricter student visa rules.
- Many nurses cited low pay and immigration policies as primary reasons, with two-thirds intending to move to countries like Australia or Canada.
- Professor Nicola Ranger called the visa closures and delayed benefits access "the hostile environment on steroids," warning this could cause a damaging nursing exodus.
- The report implies these government policies could worsen staff shortages and urges fair pay, supportive immigration routes, and retention of both migrant and homegrown nurses.
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Government's immigration crackdown will fuel 'exodus' of nurses, union warns
This week, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer outlined several measures aimed at curbing the number of migrants coming into the country. This included a plan to end care worker visas for overseas recruitment.
Government's immigration crackdown will fuel 'exodus' of nurses, union
Thousands of migrant nursing staff are ready to leave the UK, with a new government crackdown on immigration set to fuel the “exodus”, a union has warned. A survey by the Royal College of Nurses (RCN) of 3,000 migrant nurses found that more than four in 10 (42%) of those who had been internationally educated were planning to leave the country. Of those, 70% said it was as a result of pay, while 40% said immigration policies impacted their decisi…
Government's Immigration Crackdown Will Fuel 'exodus' Of Nurses, Union Warns - Great Yorkshire Radio
A survey by the Royal College of Nurses (RCN) of 3,000 migrant nurses found that more than four in 10 (42%) of those who had been internationally educated were planning to leave the country. Of those, 70% said it was as a result of pay, while 40% said immigration policies impacted their decision making. The report by the RCN also said that two-thirds of those planning to head elsewhere intended to go somewhere that was not their home country. It…
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