Health Professions

(asked on 30th January 2020) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many (1) registered nurses, (2) registered nursing associates, and (3) registered midwives, are on the Nursing and Midwifery Council Register (a) in total, and (b) whose initial registration was in another European Union country.


This question was answered on 11th February 2020

The following table shows the current number of registered nurses, registered nursing associates, and registered midwives on the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) Register.

Midwife

36,916

Nurse

653,544

Nurse and midwife (dual registration)

7,288

Nursing associate

489

Total

698,237

The following table shows the current number of registered nurses, registered nursing associates, and registered midwives currently on NMC Register whose initial registration was in other European Union countries.

Midwife

1,217

Nurse

31,379

Nurse and midwife (dual registration)

439

Nursing associate

0

Total

33,035

All figures are as recorded on the NMC register on 4 February 2020.

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