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Table 1 Comparison of verification numbers in Zambia and registration numbers in the United Kingdom

From: International flow of Zambian nurses

Number of nurses applying to GNC (Zambia) for verifications for the United Kingdom

4

(1998)

44

(1999)

178

(2000)

152

(2001)

167

(2002)

238

(2003)

170

(2004)

Numbers of nurses registering with the NMC (United Kingdom)

15 (1998/1999)

40

(1999/2000)

88

(2000/2001)

183(2001/

2002)

133

(2002/2003)

169

(2003/2004)

162

(2004/2005)

  1. Source: GNC and NMC, 2005. The numbers applying for verifications correspond quite closely with the numbers of Zambian nurses registering with the NMC (United Kingdom), with a one-year time lag.