T H E P U B L I C AT I O N F O R N U R S I N G A N D R E S I D E N T I A L C A R E H O M E S Issue 135
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£15Million Drive to Support International Recruitment for Social Care
The Government has confirmed that it is making £15 million available over 2023 to 2024 to help support international recruitment within the adult social care sector, confirming it says its commitment to helping providers make more effective use of international recruitment to help grow the adult social care workforce, alongside wider action to improve domestic recruitment and retention.
On 15 February 2022, care workers were added to the shortage occupation list (SoL) to support providers in addressing workforce pressures. This inclusion is enabling the sector to employ overseas recruits to help provide care this winter and beyond and, helping to reduce pressures on the sector by opening up the potential to fill thousands of vacancies.
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