In 2023, among professional nurses, midwives and nursing associates eligible to practice in the UK, 61 percent of respondents left the register in 2023 because they were retiring. During that year, roughly 31 percent cited physical and mental health as one of the main reasons for leaving. This statistic displays the share of main reasons for nurses and midwifes to leave the Nursing and Midwifery Council register in the UK in 2023.Â
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Nursing and Midwifery Council. (May 23, 2023). Main reasons for nurses, midwifes and nursing associates leaving the nursing register in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2023 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved August 01, 2026, from /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 2023." Chart. May 23, 2023. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Accessed August 01, 2026. /statistics/1007532/uk-reasons-for-staff-to-leave-nursing-register/
Nursing and Midwifery Council. (2023). Main reasons for nurses, midwifes and nursing associates leaving the nursing register in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2023. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 01, 2026. /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 2023." ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc., 23 May 2023, /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 2023 ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, /statistics/1007532/uk-reasons-for-staff-to-leave-nursing-register/ (last visited August 01, 2026)
Main reasons for nurses, midwifes and nursing associates leaving the nursing register in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2023 [Graph], Nursing and Midwifery Council, May 23, 2023. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1007532/uk-reasons-for-staff-to-leave-nursing-register/