Hospitals face shortage of 40,000 nurses

The NHS in England could face a shortfall of almost 40,000 nurses by 2024, according to the latest analysis.

Despite numbers of nursing staff increasing, it has been estimated that the health service will be short of 38,000 full-time equivalent registered nurses by 2023-24.

This is despite the expectation that the Government could meet its own target of recruiting an additional 50,000 nurses by the end of the parliament, according to the Health Foundation.