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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Sophie Wingate

Manifesto target of 50,000 more nurses by 2024 on track, Government says

PA Wire

The Government has said it is on track to recruit 50,000 more nurses in the NHS by 2024, though the claim has been called into question by a union.

A progress report published on Monday shows that over 27,000 more nurses are already working in the health service compared to September 2019, bringing the total number to 327,907, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) said.

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