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Written question asked by Wes Streeting (Labour) on Monday, 5 June 2023, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 12 June 2023 (named day). A holding answer was provided on Monday, 12 June 2023. A substantive answer was provided by Will Quince (Conservative) on Tuesday, 13 June 2023 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.


Community Nurses: Training

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of the pause in procurement of district nursing training courses in September 2023 on (a) the number of district nursing training places and (b) patient safety in the community.

Answer

In order to build and sustain the district nursing workforce, NHS England has increased the number of district nurse places available for 2023/24. NHS England does not anticipate a disruption to education provision whilst it undertakes its procurement exercise to secure programmes ready for September 2024 starts.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
187768
Session
2022-23
Subjects
Training Community nurses
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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