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Nearly a quarter of nurses and midwives working in the UK are now recruited from abroad, figures reveal

The record-high 200,000 foreign-trained members of the workforce now represent 23.8 per cent of the register, according to the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC).

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04.12.2024, 16:24

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A quarter of nurses and midwives working in the UK are now recruited from abroad, figures show.

The record-high 200,000 foreign-trained members of the workforce now represent 23.8 per cent of the register, according to the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC).

Out of the total, 68,000 are from India, 50,000 trained in the Philippines and 15,000 are from Nigeria.

Health leaders said the findings show the NHS system for training homegrown nurses is ‘not fit for purpose’ and warned the UK workforce is ‘increasingly inexperienced’ with heavy reliance on candidates from overseas.

It comes as recent figures revealed net migration to Britain hit a record 2.2million over the past three years – an addition to the country almost double the size of Birmingham.

Top nurses have warned that planned government reforms for the health service ‘stand no chance’ if issues with recruitment and retention are not addressed.

The report reveals that while there are now a record number of nurses and midwives on the register – 841,367 in total – the number of those leaving the profession has also risen.

The figures show 14,780 UK-educated professionals joined the register between April and September, a fall of 1.8 per cent compared to the previous six months.

A quarter of nurses and midwives working in the UK are now recruited from abroad, according to new figures (file image)

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