Brexit nurse exodus linked to more than 3,700 extra hospital deaths, researchers warn

MedicalXpress | juil. 16, 2026

The sharp fall in EU nurses joining the NHS after the Brexit referendum may have contributed to more than 1,200 additional patient deaths each year in England, according to new research led by the University of Surrey in partnership with the University of Aberdeen, Harvard Business School and Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU).