NHS could be short of more than 50,000 nurses by the end of the Brexit transition period, report warns

A new report commissioned by a coalition of 36 health and social care organisations, reveals the NHS could be short of 51,000 nurses €“ enough to staff 45 hospitals €“ by the end of the Brexit transition period. The report, Brexit and the Health and Social Care Workforce in the UK €“ by the National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR) €“ also highlights the increasingly crucial role EEA nationals are playing in UK social care services. The NIESR report €“ commissioned by the Cavendish Coalition €“ forecasts a potential shortfall of around 5,000 to 10,000 nurses in the