In 2019, over 21.1 thousand nurses in the United Kingdom held an Asian nationality, while 18.6 thousand nurses had an EU nationality. Furthermore, there were approximately 14.6 thousand Asian doctors in the UK, and 10.4 thousand doctors with an EU nationality. The highest amount of NHS workers from the rest of the World were working as support to clinical staff, with 9.4 thousand categorized in this staff group.
Make up of non-UK NHS workers
The highest share of healthcare employees who were from the EU occur in the younger age groups, with almost 40 thousand employees in the period 2016 to 2018 aged under 34 years of age. While, 39 thousand health care workers in the UK aged between 35 and 44 years are from outside of the EU. 30 thousand NHS employees working in London were EU nationals, the highest amount of any region in the UK although London is one the most populated and most diverse region in the UK.
Impact of Brexit
In 2019, it was found that almost 20 percent of healthcare professionals in the UK knew at least one colleague considering leaving their job due to Brexit. While twelve percent knew a co-worker, who had already left because of the Brexit situation. Due to the large number of workers from the EU in the NHS, the service could be very vulnerable to Brexit and the potential of many employees leaving due to Brexit.
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (August 14, 2019). Number of non-British health care employees in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2019, by nationality and staff group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1091778/nhs-staff-from-outside-of-the-uk/
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (2019). Number of non-British health care employees in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2019, by nationality and staff group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1091778/nhs-staff-from-outside-of-the-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of Non-british Health Care Employees in The United Kingdom (Uk) in 2019, by Nationality and Staff Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Aug 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1091778/nhs-staff-from-outside-of-the-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Number of non-British health care employees in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2019, by nationality and staff group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1091778/nhs-staff-from-outside-of-the-uk/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Number of non-British health care employees in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2019, by nationality and staff group [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), August 14, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1091778/nhs-staff-from-outside-of-the-uk/