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Official NHS, social care and workforce releases, summarised and always linked back to the source. 6 summaries and counting.
NHS Employers guidance sets out 2026 Health and Care Worker visa rules: higher fees, new salary thresholds and no new care worker sponsorship.
Source: NHS Employers
The CQC's State of Care 2024/25 report finds staffing shortages remain one of the biggest risks to safe, reliable health and social care in England.
Source: Care Quality Commission (CQC)
NMC data show the UK nursing and midwifery register hit a record 867,935 in March 2026, but growth has nearly halved as overseas joining falls sharply.
Source: Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC)
Skills for Care's 2025 report shows adult social care vacancies falling to near pre-pandemic levels, even as overseas recruitment collapses by half.
Source: Skills for Care
NHS Employers confirms a 3.3% consolidated pay rise for Agenda for Change staff from April 2026, with further pay-structure reform talks under way.
Source: NHS Employers
The 2025 NHS Staff Survey, published March 2026, shows fewer staff would recommend the NHS as an employer, with stress and burnout both rising.
Source: NHS Employers
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