Starmer warned NHS reforms will fail over worrying' trend in staff recruitment
Briefly

"While new figures show that the number of registered nurses and midwives in the UK is at a record high, experts say that recruitment of nurses is slowing down in an incredibly worrying trend."
"Chief executive of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN), Professor Nicola Ranger, said that the profession was witnessing a devastating increase in people leaving within five years of joining."
"Nurse recruitment is slowing, the numbers of new starters is falling... at a time of widespread vacancies, these trends are incredibly worrying for our NHS and the people that rely on its care."
"She warned this downturn in overseas staff was coming at a time when fewer UK students were signing up to become nurses, saying: The number of student nurses in the UK dropped significantly."
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