The NHS is now recruiting fewer than half the number of EU nurses because of Brexit . Data shows Europeans wishing to practise here plunged dramatically from nearly 6,000 a year to 2,779 following the EU referendum in 2016.
And that trend continued with 2,313 coming here in 2017-18 and only 15 more the following year. Shocked shadow health minister Justin Madders said: “These figures are staggering. “The NHS already has a massive shortfall in nurses.
These shortages continue to affect patient care with longer waiting times and cancelled operations.” Dame Donna Kinnair, Royal College of Nursing chief executive, said: “This dramatic drop is worrying. “Nurses from Europe were put off by the uncertainty about rights and how welcome they are
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