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Written question asked by Lord Willis of Knaresborough (Liberal Democrat) on Wednesday, 22 January 2025, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 5 February 2025. It was answered by Baroness Merron (Labour) on Wednesday, 29 January 2025 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.


Nursing Associates: Recruitment

Question

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to meet the targets for increasing the number of nursing associates included in the 2023 NHS Long Term Workforce Plan.

Answer

As of September 2024, there were 6,161 full time equivalent nursing associates employed across National Health Service trusts and integrated care boards in England. This is 424, or 7.4%, more than a year previously.

Training and retaining talented NHS staff is absolutely central to our mission of rebuilding a health service that is fit for the future. Our 10-Year Health Plan to reform the NHS will establish how to train and provide the staff the NHS needs, including nurses, to care for patients across our communities. The refreshed Long Term Workforce Plan will deliver the transformed health service we will build over the next decade, and will ensure that the NHS has the right people, including nursing associates, in the right places, with the right skills to deliver the care patients need when they need it.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL4352
Session
2024-26
Subjects
Staff NHS Recruitment Nursing associates
Link
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