The new government has pledged to improve services through greater use of artificial intelligence, incentivising staff to carry out additional work and encouraging health trusts to pool resources.
Nurses and midwives
A record 372,411 nurses and midwives now work in the NHS in England, 20,000 more than the previous year, according to official figures.
The latest Nursing and Midwifery Council registration data for the whole of the UK shows an increase in numbers. As of November 2023, there were 808,488 nurses, midwives and nursing associates eligible to practise in the UK – up 19,857 on the previous six months and 114,874 more than in September 2018.
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