Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 73102

Health Professions: Migrant Workers

Tabled: 29 August 2025
Answered: 11 September 2025

Question

Cat Eccles

LabourStourbridge

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that essential NHS staff in Band?2 and Band?3 roles are eligible for inclusion on the (a) Health and Care Worker vis

Answer

Karin Smyth
National Health Service staff working in Agenda for Change band 2 roles have never been eligible for the Health and Care Worker visa as they do not meet the skills threshold of the Regulated Qualifications Framework (RQF) level 3 diploma.On 9 April, the m...

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