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Foreign care workers will be added to the shortage occupation list - designed to help migrants get work visas to fill jobs within the UK where there are shortages.
Many care staff are struggling with an increased workload and want to quit, research suggests.
Care providers in England rejected 4,981 requests for help since September 1 due to staff shortages, with one care leader calling for the Government to offer pay rises and bonuses to retain staff.
Thousands of patients are being turned away for vital social care every month as staff shortages hit 'acute' levels in a crisis triggered by 'low wages, staff burnout, and mandatory vaccination'.
Social care providers in England have had to turn away thousands of people in need of support because they do not have enough staff, according to a new