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UK's Highland care sector faces collapse due to rising costs and restricted overseas hiring, risking vulnerable adults and NHS.
The Highland care sector in the UK is facing a severe crisis due to rising National Insurance Contributions and proposed restrictions on hiring overseas care workers, according to Campbell Mair of Highland Home Carers.
He warns these policies threaten widespread service closures, workforce shortages, and inadequate out-of-hours care, putting vulnerable adults at risk.
Nearly half of care providers fear collapse due to unaffordable cost increases, which are driven by public funding policies but not matched with sufficient support.
Mair stresses that international staff are essential to filling critical roles in a sector requiring specialized compassion and skills, and ending their recruitment would worsen existing pressures.
Without urgent, well-resourced solutions, the crisis could severely impact both individuals and the broader NHS.
El sector de atención de las tierras altas del Reino Unido se enfrenta a un colapso debido al aumento de los costos y a la restricción de la contratación en el extranjero, lo que pone en riesgo a los adultos vulnerables y al NHS.