Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many registered (1) nurses, and (2) midwives, whose initial registration was in another EU country left the Nursing and Midwifery Council Register in (a) 2016–17, (b) 2017–18, and (c) 2018–19.
The following table shows the number of registered nurses, registered nursing associates, and registered midwives with a European Economic Area (EEA) or non-EEA country of initial registration who left the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) Register in 2016-17:
Role Type | Leavers |
Midwife | 164 |
Nurse | 2,868 |
Nurse and Midwife (dual registration) | 49 |
| 3,081 |
The following table shows the number of registered nurses, registered nursing associates, and registered midwives with a EEA or non-EEA country of initial registration who left the NMC Register in 2017-18:
Role Type | Leavers |
Midwife | 188 |
Nurse | 3,728 |
Nurse and Midwife (dual registration) | 46 |
| 3,962 |
The following table shows the number of registered nurses, registered nursing associates, and registered midwives with a EEA or non-EEA country of initial registration who left the NMC Register in 2018-19:
Role Type | Leavers |
Midwife | 156 |
Nurse | 3,126 |
Nurse and Midwife (dual registration) | 51 |
| 3,333 |