Analysis
UK nursing workforce in numbers: who makes up our register?
How many nurses and nursing associates are on the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) register in 2024, how many nurses are registered in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, what age are they, and how do nursing professionals identify by ethnicity, religion and sexual orientation? Using NMC and RCN surveys and recent data, Nursing Standard also looks at where nursing professionals trained and reasons nurses give for leaving the register.