Stark Warning for NHS over Drop in International Nurses Coming to UK

Stark warning for NHS over drop in international nurses coming to UK

The health and care system has relied on international recruitment ‘for generations’ with experts warning that plans to tighten visa rules and cut immigration could ‘deepen’ workforce shortages

Dip in number of international nurses should ‘sound alarm bells’

Photo Jeff Moore/PA Wire A fall in the number of foreign nurses coming to work in the NHS should ring “alarm bells” for patients and health leaders, experts have said. New figures from the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) show a sharp fall of internationally educated nurses and midwives joining its register, which allows them to work in the UK. Commentators pointed out that the health and care system has relied on international recruitment “f…

Huge drop in overseas nurses and midwives puts NHS services at risk

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