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Apply for a Health and Care Worker visa (formerly a Tier 2 Health and Care visa) if you're a medical professional who's been offered a job with the NHS, an NHS supplier or in adult social care - eligibility, fees,...
A Health and Care Worker visa allows medical professionals to come to or…
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You must apply online for a Health and Care Worker visa. Check which…
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You can usually apply to extend your Health and Care Worker visa if all of…
You’ll need to apply to update your Health and Care Worker visa if: you…
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Health clearance and management of healthcare workers infected with hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIV and surveillance of occupational exposures.
Managing occupational exposures to HIV, hepatitis B and hepatitis C in healthcare workers.
Coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination consent form and letter templates for healthcare workers.
Details of the Clinical Profession and membership requirements.
An employer can suspend an employee from work if their health and safety is in danger - employee right to pay, alternative work and how to handle problems
Guidance for health clearance of healthcare workers (HCWs) and management of those infected with bloodborne viruses (BBVs) hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIV.
Information that GPs and other healthcare professionals need to help us provide benefits and welfare services.
The SIREN study has been investigating SARS-CoV-2 infections and acute respiratory illness in healthcare workers since 2020, and providing vital research into the immune response to infection and vaccination.
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