Nurses from India and other non-European countries employed with
Britain's state-funded National Health Service (NHS) could be forced to
leave the UK under new immigration rules.
The UK's Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has warned that a new salary threshold of 35,000 pounds a year could hit over 30,000 nursing staff from non-European nations.
India is the second-largest supplier of nursing staff to the country after the Philippines, with over 15,000 fulfilling nursing shortages within the NHS
The Conservative party led government is planning to introduce new stricter requirements for non-European migrants, including a minimum pay bar for workers which means they would have to leave the UK after six years if they are not earning at least 35,000 pounds per annum.
The cut-off date for the new rules has been set at 2011, meaning the first batch of nurses earning less will be sent home in 2017
The UK's Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has warned that a new salary threshold of 35,000 pounds a year could hit over 30,000 nursing staff from non-European nations.
India is the second-largest supplier of nursing staff to the country after the Philippines, with over 15,000 fulfilling nursing shortages within the NHS
The Conservative party led government is planning to introduce new stricter requirements for non-European migrants, including a minimum pay bar for workers which means they would have to leave the UK after six years if they are not earning at least 35,000 pounds per annum.
The cut-off date for the new rules has been set at 2011, meaning the first batch of nurses earning less will be sent home in 2017
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