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Written question asked by Lord Willis of Knaresborough (Liberal Democrat) on Thursday, 9 January 2025, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 23 January 2025. It was answered by Baroness Merron (Labour) on Thursday, 16 January 2025 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 for adult social care in each year from 2018 to 2023.

Answer

The Department does not hold the information requested. As the independent regulator of nurses and midwives in the United Kingdom, and nursing associates in England, the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) is responsible for nurse registration. The NMC publishes the number of UK trained nursing associates joining its register for the first time in England, which will be a close proxy for the number completing training. Skills for Care data shows that in 2023/24, there were 700 nursing associates in adult social care, a decrease of 50 from 2022/23.

The following table shows the number of UK trained nursing associates joining the NMC register in England for the first time, each financial year from 2018/19 to 2023/24:

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
HL3967
Session
2024-26
Subjects
Social services Training Nursing associates
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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