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Cavendish Coalition lobbies for EU staff in NHS
The Cavendish Coalition, formed of 29 leading health organisations, is to lobby on behalf of EU staff working in the NHS, following the Brexit vote.
The group has claimed it aims to ensure a sustainable health and social care workforce supply while the UK withdraws from the EU, by providing ‘expertise, evidence and knowledge’ to officials leading the UK’s Brexit negotiations.
In a statement, the group, which includes the Royal College of Nursing, the Royal College of Midwives, Unison, NHS Employers, Care England and the Registered Nursing Home Association, said it would share ‘robust evidence’ to support workforce policy across social care and health.
The news comes as concerns have been raised about the uncertain future status of thousands of EU workers employed by the NHS and social care sector, with some reports calling for such staff to be issues automatic UK citizenship.
Danny Mortimer, chief executive of NHS Employers, said: “This coalition of health and social care experts will be a shared voice, working together to ensure continuing quality in health and social care post-EU referendum.
“We will provide a focal point for engagement with relevant government departments and NHS arms-length bodies and regulators on the workforce issues arising from the Brexit vote.
“We will also work together to ensure we continue to promote opportunities for employment within social care and health, particularly in our local communities and only where necessary, internationally,” said Mr Mortimer.
He added: “The hard work begins now. First and foremost we need to influence and support the government in a way which allows it to grant indefinite leave to remain for the 144,000 EU workers in health and social care.”
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