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Why the UK is running out of nurses

By Tom Rogan

Published January 17, 2018 7:53pm ET

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Why the UK is running out of nurses — The National Health Service is already under immense pressure due to aging patients and overwhelmed hospital wards. But the shortage of nurses can only make things worse. (Business Wire via AP)

As the BBC reports, in 2017, more than 33,000 nurses left Britain’s National Health Service.

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