Visas for overseas NHS staff just ‘window-dressing’, says UNISON

Commenting on Conservative plans announced today (Friday) to create a visa for overseas staff to work in the NHS, UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis said:
“The NHS and social care couldn’t survive without the huge contribution of staff from overseas. But hostile Tory policies have left them feeling unwanted and anxious about their futures.
“This visa plan is just window-dressing from a party that has treated overseas healthcare staff shoddily.
“The