article_snippet.sent: Figures obtained by the Nursing and Midwifery Council also revealed nearly a third of nursing recruits in the UK had to be sought abroad last year.
article_snippet.sent: The number of foreign nurses and midwives registered in the past 12 months grew to 8,200, up from just 6,200 a year earlier.
article_snippet.sent: Around 7,500 came from the EU - particularly Spain, Italy and Portugal - with others came from further afield, including the Philippines.
article_snippet.sent: It also emerged that 29 per cent of new nurses were recruited from abroad in the past 12 months, compared to 11 per cent five years ago.