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Written question asked by Ian Swales (Liberal Democrat) on Monday, 5 January 2015, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 12 January 2015 (named day). It was answered by Dan Poulter (Conservative) on Monday, 12 January 2015 on behalf of the Department of Health.


Nurses: Training

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many nurses are being trained by the NHS.

Answer

The number of pre-registration nursing places (degree and diploma courses) that were filled as at 31 March 2014 was 17,568.

In December 2014, Health Education England published their Workforce Plan for England which includes their planned Education and Training Commissions for 2015/16.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
219748
Session
2014-15
Subjects
Nurses Training
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk