Exempt ALL NHS Healthcare Professionals from the Minimum Earnings Threshold

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What the petition asks

Non-EU citizens seeking Indefinite Leave to Remain the UK are required to earn £35,000 a year. In an era of austerity, when our NHS is stretched and there are vacancies across all healthcare professional roles, it is both immoral and unethical that we send highly committed and skilled workers away.

Allied Health Professionals are the 3rd largest workforce in the NHS and without them most patients would not be able to return to their homes and be as independent as they are
https://www.england.nhs.uk/ahp/about/

Of the 1.2 million staff in the NHS almost 10% are from Non-EU countries
https://researchbriefings.parliament.uk/ResearchBriefing/Summary/CBP-7783

At present there are 4000 Physio vacancies in the NHS
https://www.csp.org.uk/news/2018-06-14-csp-seeks-answers-visa-exemptions

Timeline

19 Nov 2018	Petition opened for signatures
19 May 2019	Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 766

Status Closed

Opened 19 Nov 2018

Closed 19 May 2019

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