Sharp drop in international recruitment of nurses and midwives

Sharp drop in international recruitment of nurses and midwives

By Liz Wells 05 December 2025

The number of nurses, midwives and nursing associates who can practise in the UK has risen to a record 860,801, but there has been a sharp fall in international recruitment, new data reveals.

RCGPs calls on home secretary to remove barriers for international GPs

By Liz Wells 28 November 2025

The Royal College of GPs has written to Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood calling for urgent action to address the barriers International Medical Graduates (IMGs), who have completed their GP specialt...

Hundreds of overseas nurses recruited in Swansea Bay

By Liz Wells 10 September 2025

A recruitment drive aimed at filling hundreds of nursing vacancies in Swansea Bay has ended after successfully reaching its goal.

Record number of nurses, midwives and nursing associates

By Liz Wells 18 June 2025

The nursing and midwifery workforce has reached record numbers, with greater ethnic diversity, new data reveals.

Counting the cost

09 June 2025

What effect will the Immigration White Paper have on the health and social care sector, ask partner at DAC Beachcroft Joanna Hunt and solicitor at DAC Beachcroft Bayley Brigg.

Streeting vows to do more to develop 'homegrown talent'

By Liz Wells 27 March 2025

Health Secretary Wes Streeting has vowed to do more to train British 'homegrown talent', stating the NHS must stop 'plundering' foreign countries for doctors.

NHS 'over relies' on workers from red list countries

By Liz Wells 21 March 2025

The NHS in England is increasingly relying on workers from countries with significant healthcare staffing shortages since EU recruitment became more difficult post-Brexit, new research reveals.

NHS Wales to recruit 200 international healthcare workers

By Liz Wells 28 February 2025

A further 200 nurses and doctors from Kerala in India will be recruited to join the health service in Wales.

Programme to address challenges faced by international healthcare workers goes Londonwide

By Liz Wells 05 February 2025

Ask Aunty, a successful programme to address the challenges faced by international healthcare workers arriving in the UK, is being extended across London.

International nurse recruitment slows in UK

By Liz Wells 02 December 2024

The register of all nursing and midwifery professionals who can practise in the UK has reached a record 841,367, but a pillar of recent growth – international recruitment – has slowed in pace, new ...

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