She added: “A freedom of information request by Nursing Standard found that 93% of all NHS trusts had more than 8,000 people using the term nurse in their job title, who in fact had no registered nursing qualifications.
Speaking in Parliament, the Brent East MP said 93% of NHS trusts have more than 8,000 people using the title of nurse who do not have any registered nursing qualifications.
Ms Butler said the “simplest way” to rectify the situation is to amend the Professional Qualifications Act 2022 to say “registered nurse”.
The title of nurse should be legally protected, a Labour MP has said as she raised concerns that those who have been struck off can continue to use it.
She added that protected titles such as veterinary nurse and dental nurse would not be impacted by the Bill.
