{"id":5170,"date":"2020-05-22T09:57:27","date_gmt":"2020-05-22T04:27:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.extenseur.co.in\/?p=5170"},"modified":"2020-05-22T09:59:33","modified_gmt":"2020-05-22T04:29:33","slug":"nhs-fees-to-be-scrapped-for-overseas-health-staff-and-care-workers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.extenseur.co.in\/old\/nhs-fees-to-be-scrapped-for-overseas-health-staff-and-care-workers\/","title":{"rendered":"NHS fees to be scrapped for overseas health staff and care workers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
NHS staff and care workers from overseas will no longer have to pay an extra charge towards the health service after mounting pressure from MPs.<\/p>\n
Boris Johnson’s spokesman said the PM had asked the Home Office and Department for Health to exempt NHS and care workers “as soon as possible”.<\/p>\n
The health immigration surcharge on non-EU migrants is \u00a3400 per year and set to rise to \u00a3624 in October.<\/p>\n
The move to grant the exemption came after the PM’s spokesman defended the fee earlier on Thursday.<\/p>\n
Officials are now working on the detail and more will be announced “in the coming days”.<\/p>\n
But it is understood the plan will include exemptions for all NHS workers, including porters and cleaners, as well as independent health workers and social care workers.<\/p>\n