Claim: The number of nurses in the NHS has declined by 5,000 because of Brexit.
Fact-check: Lib Dem claims about EU health workers and the NHS are generally true - Full Fact
Verdict: it is true that nursing and midwifery numbers have dropped by around 5,000 since the referendum, and brexit is a likely factor driving at least some of this fall.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Rachael Krishna
Date published: 2019-11-20T00:00:00