Achieving workforce growth in UK nursing: Policy options and implications James Buchan, MA(Hons) PhD Collegian Volume 16, Issue 1, Pages 3-9 (January 2009) DOI: 10.1016/j.colegn.2008.12.005 Copyright © 2009 Royal College of Nursing, Australia Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 England: NHS qualified nursing workforce-% growth, 1997=100. Source: Department of Health, Information Centre, Leeds, UK. Collegian 2009 16, 3-9DOI: (10.1016/j.colegn.2008.12.005) Copyright © 2009 Royal College of Nursing, Australia Terms and Conditions
Figure 2 Number of new entrants to the UK nursing register from UK education sources, 1990/1991–2006/2007. Source: NMC annual reports; Nursing and Midwifery Council, London. Collegian 2009 16, 3-9DOI: (10.1016/j.colegn.2008.12.005) Copyright © 2009 Royal College of Nursing, Australia Terms and Conditions
Figure 3 Admissions to the UK nursing register from EU countries and other (non-EU) countries 1993/1994–2007/2008. Source: Nursing and Midwifery Council, UK. Note: 2007–2008 data are provisional. Collegian 2009 16, 3-9DOI: (10.1016/j.colegn.2008.12.005) Copyright © 2009 Royal College of Nursing, Australia Terms and Conditions
Figure 4 UK registered nurses applying for verification to move to practice in Australia; Nurses from Australia who registered in the UK, 2000–2007. Source: Nursing and Midwifery Council, UK, annual reports. Collegian 2009 16, 3-9DOI: (10.1016/j.colegn.2008.12.005) Copyright © 2009 Royal College of Nursing, Australia Terms and Conditions