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Immigration cap 'could have caused NHS nursing crisis'

Source: ITV Report, 18/12/2015

A cap on immigration into the UK could be responsible for the nursing
crisis in the NHS, according to a parliamentary report.

In an effort to reduce non-EU migration to below 100,000 a year, the
government put an annual cap of 20,700 skilled workers from outside
Europe.

But the report by the Home Affairs Select Committee found the limit,
introduced in 2011, may have discouraged skilled workers from coming
to the UK.

The committee also heard that "a large number" of nurses who did have
UK job offers were being rejected due to limits on visas issued each
month.

Such is shortage of nurses, Home Secretary Theresa May was forced to
put them on a shortage occupation list in October following complaints
from NHS trusts about safe staffing levels in hospitals.

Home Affairs Committee Chair Keith Vaz said the immigration cap system
was a whole was "unfit for purpose".

He added: "In June, nurses were being prevented from working in the
UK, which necessitated the Government taking emergency measures to
allow recruitment to continue.

"Whilst this was a very welcome move, it is clear to see that the
system could have caused a crisis in the NHS this winter.

"The Government's immigration cap does not fit, it may even be
counter-productive. It is having no effect on bringing down net
migration."

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