They called on ministers to boost salaries to help encourage more nurses to remain with the NHS. Four in 10 new nurses come from overseas, according to a report from the Royal College of Nursing (RCN), warning that the UK National Health Service (MHS) is on "the brink of a staffing crisis". Janet Davies, Chief Executive of the RCN, said the trend was "a perfect storm of risks to the future supply of nursing staff. " The report also highlighted that half the nurses working today are older than 44, and are expected to retire in the next decade. In an interview with BBC Radio 4's Today programme, Davies said: "We have got to get our house in order before we can start talking about immigration.
Four in 10 new nurses come from overseas, according to a report from the Royal College of Nursing (RCN), warning that the UK National Health Service (MHS) is on "the brink of a staffing crisis". Janet Davies, Chief Executive of the RCN, said the trend was "a perfect storm of risks to the future supply of nursing staff. " The report also highlighted that half the nurses working today are older than 44, and are expected to retire in the next decade. In an interview with BBC Radio 4's Today programme, Davies said: "We have got to get our house in order before we can start talking about immigration.