NHS is the umbrella term for the publicly funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). Nurses play one of the most crucial roles in the healthcare sector. Many nurses left their job during covid due to their health security reasons Which have increased the pressure on staff, leading to high levels of stress. The NHS needs to prepare to recruit at least 5,000 nurses a year from overseas.
The number of full-time equivalent nurses and health visitors has increased by around 5,700 since October 2010, after initially falling in 2011 and 2012. The number of midwives has increased by 2,300 over the same period in England. Nurses also work in other sectors of healthcare. More than 15,500 full-time equivalent nurses were working in GP practices across England in March 2017. That’s fallen slightly since the year before.
Nurses in Wales
In 2016 there was 29,400 full-time equivalent staff working in nursing, midwifery, and health visiting in NHS Wales. That’s an increase of about 1,200 since 2009.
One of the greatest challenges lies in nursing, with nearly 38,000 vacancies (one in ten posts). NHS is working on making changes in rules to attract more people to the nursing profession