Sector ‘left to pick up the pieces’ as visa applications fall

Applications for health and care visas have continued on a downward trend but ‘dependant’ numbers remain disproportionate and unsustainable, the government has warned. Figures for the first quarter of this year show dependant applications on the visa continued to outnumber main applicants. Numbers of main applicants in the three-month period reached 10,200, while dependants stood…