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<p>Health Education England (HEE) is responsible for the forecasting and planning
of the future nursing workforce supply needs for the National Health Service.</p><p>
</p><p>HEE has increased nurse training commissions by nearly 15% over the last three
years and is forecasting that up to 40,000 additional nurses could be available to
the NHS by 2020.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to the increase in training commissions
HEE has also implemented a number of steps to increase nurse numbers within the NHS
these include:</p><p> </p><p>- proactively promoting the Return to Practice programme,
aimed at encouraging previously qualified nurses that have left the NHS, to update
their skills and qualifications and return to practice within the NHS;</p><p>- the
provision of flexible routes into nursing for pre-existing support staff; and</p><p>-
working closely with universities to improve attrition rates from courses which will
further increase the number of nursing students who graduate.</p>
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