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Boris Johnson’s pledge to recruit 50,000 more NHS nurses is in doubt after the number coming from the EU fell again and coronavirus prevented thousands of arrivals from the rest of the world.
The prime minister made the promise a cornerstone of his general election campaign last year and has since reiterated many times his determination to deliver the increase.
But annual data from the Nursing and Midwifery Council shows that the number of nurses and midwives from the European Economic Area (EEA) on its register, and thus able to work in the UK, has fallen for the last three years in a row.
The total now stands at 31,385. That is 1,650 (5%) fewer than the 33,035 such health professionals who were in Britain in 2018-19 and 6,639 fewer than the 38,024 who were here in 2016-17, the year in which the UK voted to leave the EU.
www.theguardian.com
It was never 50,000 anyway, just 31,000 and as the article says there are currently 40,000 nurse vacancies
The prime minister made the promise a cornerstone of his general election campaign last year and has since reiterated many times his determination to deliver the increase.
But annual data from the Nursing and Midwifery Council shows that the number of nurses and midwives from the European Economic Area (EEA) on its register, and thus able to work in the UK, has fallen for the last three years in a row.
The total now stands at 31,385. That is 1,650 (5%) fewer than the 33,035 such health professionals who were in Britain in 2018-19 and 6,639 fewer than the 38,024 who were here in 2016-17, the year in which the UK voted to leave the EU.
Boris Johnson's pledge to recruit 50,000 more NHS nurses is in doubt
Number of nurses coming from EU fell again and coronavirus prevented further arrivals
www.theguardian.com
It was never 50,000 anyway, just 31,000 and as the article says there are currently 40,000 nurse vacancies
