Claim: Over 200,000 nurses have quit the NHS since 2010.
Fact-check: Have 200,000 nurses quit the NHS? - Full Fact
Verdict: this figure covers all nurses and health visitors who have left the nhs in england in the last eight years, 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 slightly higher than in 2010.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Claire Milne
Date published: 2019-04-04T00:00:00