Fears NHS could suffer nurse shortages post-Brexit

Leaked Department of Health report says up to 42,000 workers could be lost by 2025/26

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The NHS faces a shortage of up to 42,000 nurses in the six years after Brexit, according to a leaked report.

The Department of Health document envisages a "worst case scenario" if EU and non-EU nurses stop coming to the UK once it leaves the EU.

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