title: EU nurse figures in decline long before Brexit vote.
abstract: The falling number of European Union (EU) nurses applying to work in the UK has been widely blamed on Brexit. But figures obtained by Nursing Standard reveal interest from EU nurses was waning months before the June 2016 referendum, a trend experts say could be due to tougher language requirements introduced by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC).
authors.forename: Matthew
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mckew