The NHS could face extra costs of £500m a year if retired British citizens now living in Europe, who no longer qualify for care post-Brexit, return to the UK, says a report from a healthcare think-tank.
The Nuffield Trust says the cost of Brexit to the NHS and the social care system would be even higher if the numbers of nurses and care workers currently coming to the UK from Europe was to fall. Its report suggests there could be a shortfall of 70,000 paid carers by 2025/26 if the migration of unskilled workers to Britain from Europe is no longer allowed.
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