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Continuing decline in EU nurses coming to UK
New figures have shown a continued decline in the number of EU nurses and midwives wanting to work in the UK since the 2016 EU referendum.
September 2017 saw just over 36,200 EU nurses and midwives on the register, which is more than 2,700 less than a year before. The data shows the number of nurses and midwives registered to work in the UK, not the numbers actually working.
The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), who released the figures, suggest that it highlights the Brexit impact on nursing recruitment. Alongside the numbers, the NMC revealed that there was also a 67 per cent rise in the number of EU nurses and midwives leaving the register in the 12 months up to September compared to the same period the year before. By comparison the number of UK-trained staff leaving the register rose by less than 10 per cent.
Changes to our language testing requirements for nurses and midwives trained outside the UK have also been pinpointed as another reason for the drop in numbers.
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