A crash in the numbers of international nurses and midwives coming to the UK “should sound alarm bells” with experts warning that stricter immigration rules could affect the NHS’s ability to care for patients.
An almost 50 per cent fall in the number of foreign nurses coming to work in the UK from April 1 to September has coincided with a slowing of the overall growth of the workforce, the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) said.
