International nurse recruitment and NHS vacancies: a cross-sectional analysis

Table 2 Newly registered nurses in the UK, 1993–2002^a

Year	UK admissions	Non-UK admissions	UK as% of all admissions
1990/91	18980	-	-
1991/92	18269	-	-
1992/93	18064	-	-
1993/94	17948	2121	89
1994/95	17411	2452	88
1995/96	16870	2762	86
1996/97	14210	3774	79
1997/98	12082	4300	74
1998/99	12974	4891	72
1999/00	14035	7383	65
2000/01	15433	9709	61
2001/02	14538	16155	47
2002/03	18048	13629	57

^aCounts of newly registered trained nurses and midwives on the NMC register (formerly the UKCC register) [17]. Data from 1990–1992 only available for UK admissions [34]. The year represents all nurses newly registered between April 1 of that year, and 31 March of the following year.

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