In 2023, among professional nurses, midwives and nursing associates eligible to practice in the UK, 61 percent of respondents left the register in 2023 because they were retiring. During that year, roughly 31 percent cited physical and mental health as one of the main reasons for leaving. This statistic displays the share of main reasons for nurses and midwifes to leave the Nursing and Midwifery Council register in the UK in 2023.
Main reasons for nurses, midwifes and nursing associates leaving the nursing register in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2023
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Nursing and Midwifery Council. (May 23, 2023). Main reasons for nurses, midwifes and nursing associates leaving the nursing register in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1007532/uk-reasons-for-staff-to-leave-nursing-register/
Nursing and Midwifery Council. "Main reasons for nurses, midwifes and nursing associates leaving the nursing register in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2023." Chart. May 23, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1007532/uk-reasons-for-staff-to-leave-nursing-register/
Nursing and Midwifery Council. (2023). Main reasons for nurses, midwifes and nursing associates leaving the nursing register in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1007532/uk-reasons-for-staff-to-leave-nursing-register/
Nursing and Midwifery Council. "Main Reasons for Nurses, Midwifes and Nursing Associates Leaving The Nursing Register in The United Kingdom (Uk) in 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 May 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1007532/uk-reasons-for-staff-to-leave-nursing-register/
Nursing and Midwifery Council, Main reasons for nurses, midwifes and nursing associates leaving the nursing register in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1007532/uk-reasons-for-staff-to-leave-nursing-register/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Main reasons for nurses, midwifes and nursing associates leaving the nursing register in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2023 [Graph], Nursing and Midwifery Council, May 23, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1007532/uk-reasons-for-staff-to-leave-nursing-register/
