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Written question asked by Lord Willis of Knaresborough (Liberal Democrat) on Thursday, 12 December 2024, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Monday, 30 December 2024. It was answered by Baroness Merron (Labour) on Friday, 20 December 2024 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.


Nursing Associates: Training

Question

To ask His Majesty's Government how many student nursing associates completed their training in each year from 2018 to 2023.

Answer

The Department does not hold the information requested. The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) publishes the number of United Kingdom trained nursing associates joining their register for the first time in England, which will be a close proxy for the number completing training. The following table shows the number of UK trained nursing associates joining the NMC register in England for the first time, in each if the last six financial years:

Year

Number of UK trained nursing associates joining the NMC register for the first time

2018/19

485

2019/20

1,182

2020/21

2,708

2021/22

2,743

2022/23

3,166

2023/24

3,343

Source: Nursing and Midwifery Council, March 2024 Annual Data Report.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL3466
Session
2024-26
Subjects
Training Students Nursing associates
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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