EURONEWS REPORT Extracts

"Nursing saw a far more dramatic collapse in EU and EFTA migration around the time of the referendum, as mass recruitment ended and a new language test came in,” their analysis said.

‘It's all about reducing public spending'

At the heart of this is money.

“In the long run, funding hasn't kept up with demand on the service,” said Dayan, pointing out that chronic under-investment in staffing, as well as new buildings and equipment, had drastically reduced the capacity of hospitals to treat patients.

“Hospital beds are just very full,” he told Euronews.
“That makes it difficult to admit people and send them home in good shape.”

Via Euronews: 'Run into the ground':

How did the UK's National Health Service end up on life support?

More than 40,000 nurses left the NHS in the year to 2022 -- equivalent to one in nine.