Claim: Over 200,000 nurses have resigned since 2010.
Fact-check: Claim about social care spending and nurse numbers needs more context - Full Fact
Verdict: incorrect. this figure covers all nurses and health visitors who have left the nhs in england from 2010 to 2018, including those with an unknown reason for leaving as well as those who have retired or died in service. overall the number of nurses working in the nhs is higher than in 2010.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Claire Milne
Date published: 2019-11-01T00:00:00