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.
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.