This statistic displays the share of main reasons for nurses and midwifes to leave the Nursing and Midwifery Council register in the UK in 2021. According to the results, 51.6 percent of respondents left the register in 2021 because they were retiring. During that year, roughly 23 percent cited too much pressure as one of the main reasons for leaving.
Main reasons for nurses, midwifes and nursing associates leaving the nursing register in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2021
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Nursing and Midwifery Council. (March 31, 2021). Main reasons for nurses, midwifes and nursing associates leaving the nursing register in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 16, 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 2021." Chart. March 31, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 16, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1007532/uk-reasons-for-staff-to-leave-nursing-register/
Nursing and Midwifery Council. (2021). Main reasons for nurses, midwifes and nursing associates leaving the nursing register in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 16, 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 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Mar 2021, 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 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1007532/uk-reasons-for-staff-to-leave-nursing-register/ (last visited May 16, 2024)
Main reasons for nurses, midwifes and nursing associates leaving the nursing register in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2021 [Graph], Nursing and Midwifery Council, March 31, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1007532/uk-reasons-for-staff-to-leave-nursing-register/