Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) findings show, that the number of nurses and midwives registering in the UK have fallen to 690,773 – a drop of 1,783 during the last year. In 2016/2017 the number of people leaving the NMC register was 20% higher than the number of nurses and midwives joining.
Most of the nurses departing the profession are doing so due to working conditions while some people blame the pay cap.