The number of practicing nurses employed in the United Kingdom saw no significant changes in 2022 in comparison to the previous year 2021 and remained at around 585361 nurses. Nevertheless, 2022 still represents a peak in the number of practicing nurses in the United Kingdom. Practising nurses are defined as nurses who provide services directly to patients. It includes professional nurses and associate professional nurses as well as foreign nurses with a license to work in a certain country. Retired and unemployed nurses are excluded from the number of practising nurses, as well as nurses who are not in direct contact with patients, midwives, nurses working abroad, students who have not yet graduated, and nurses without a recognized certification.
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Number of practicing nurses employed in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2002 to 2022
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OECD. (November 14, 2023). Number of practicing nurses employed in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2002 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/463472/practising-nurses-employment-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
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OECD. (2023). Number of practicing nurses employed in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2002 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/463472/practising-nurses-employment-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
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Number of practicing nurses employed in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2002 to 2022 [Graph], OECD, November 14, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/463472/practising-nurses-employment-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/