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1538414

	registered interest
	date	01/11/2022
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Nurses: Training
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to increase the number of clinical placements available to nurses; and if so, (1) by how many, and (2) when.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Merron
	uin	HL3111
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2022 answer text <p>Individual higher education institutions are responsible for working with placement providers and Health Education England (HEE) to ensure an adequate number of clinical placements are available for students. Since 2019/20, HEE has invested approximately £55 million to support additional placement capacity and simulated learning capacity. This is in addition to an annual £180 million allocated via the Education and Training Tariff to placement providers. There are currently 120,000 nursing, midwifery and allied health profession students in training in England. In 2021, there were more than 30,000 acceptances for nursing and midwifery undergraduate programmes, a 28% increase compared to 2019.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham question first answered 16/11/2022 12:21:52 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
	tabling member	347 label Biography information for Baroness Merron

1538413

	registered interest
	date	01/11/2022
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Nurses: Training
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to expand existing routes into nursing; and if so, in what ways.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Merron
	uin	HL3110
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2022 answer text <p>The Government offers a range of routes into nursing, from undergraduate and postgraduate degree routes to apprenticeship routes. As of 2021, we also offer a blended learning programme offering predominantly online, remote-access study. The Universities and Colleges Admissions Service’s data shows over 30,000 students accepted places to study nursing and midwifery undergraduate courses in England in the 2021 recruitment cycle. This is a 28% increase compared to the 2019 cycle.</p><p> </p><p>We are also continuing to expand the registered nursing degree apprenticeship (RNDA), nursing associate (NA) apprenticeship and blended learning routes. At the end of the 2020/21 academic year, there were approximately 2,200 people commencing a RNDA compared to 304 at the start of the programme in 2017/18. There were 4,304 NA apprenticeship starters compared to 1,417 in 2017/18. Health Education England anticipate that approximately 8,500 nurses will start training using blended learning programmes over the next five years.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham question first answered 17/11/2022 11:44:18 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
	tabling member	347 label Biography information for Baroness Merron

1538412

	registered interest
	date	01/11/2022
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Nurses: Training
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to develop new routes into the nursing profession.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Merron
	uin	HL3109
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2022 answer text <p>The Government has established a full apprenticeship pathway from healthcare support worker to registered nurse and onto advanced clinical practitioner and we are expanding new roles, such as associates and assistants. The nursing associate role was developed in 2017 as a route into professional roles, such as becoming a registered nurse. In 2020/21 there were 4,304 entrants on apprenticeship programmes compared to 1,417 in 2017/18.</p><p>In 2021, we also established a blended learning nursing programme which offers predominantly online, remote-access study. Health Education England anticipates that approximately 8,500 nurses will commence training in blended learning programmes in the next five years. We have recently launched the blended learning programme for midwifery.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham question first answered 16/11/2022 12:20:06 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
	tabling member	347 label Biography information for Baroness Merron

1538411

	registered interest
	date	01/11/2022
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Nurses: Training
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to attract more people, including those in the mid or late stages of their career, into the nursing profession.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Merron
	uin	HL3108
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2022 answer text <p>Nursing degree students can access non-repayable grants of at least £5,000 per year, with further financial support available for childcare, accommodation, and travel costs. The Universities and Colleges Admissions Service’s data shows that the number of people aged 21 years old and over applying to nursing courses increased by 29% between 2019 and 2020 and a further 14% between 2020 and 2021.</p><p> </p><p>In 2020, the blended learning nursing degree was launched to ensure those who may be unable to study in the traditional way can access routes into the nursing profession. We have also expanded nursing apprenticeships, including a pathway from healthcare assistant to registered nurse. In October, the National Health Service launched a national recruitment campaign to promote careers in nursing.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham question first answered 14/11/2022 12:32:17 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
	tabling member	347 label Biography information for Baroness Merron

1599746

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2023
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Nurses: Training
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what percentage of nurses dropped out of (1) all nurse training, (2) paediatric nurse training, (3) adult nurse training, and (4) mental health nurse training, in the most recent year for which figures are available.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Walmsley
	uin	HL5957
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2023 answer text <p>The Higher Education Statistics Agency publish the proportion of nursing entrants to undergraduate courses that are no longer in higher education. The following table shows the proportion of United Kingdom domiciled undergraduate nursing entrants who are no longer in higher education 2019/20. The rates in will not include students that have transferred to a course in another subject. Non-continuation rates are not available at the level of specific nursing professions.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Proportion of entrants that are no longer in higher education</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Young students (21 years old and under)</p></td><td><p>4.70%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mature students (over 21 years old)</p></td><td><p>7.10%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: The Higher Education Statistics Agency Non-continuation rates 2022.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Markham question first answered 07/03/2023 16:31:57 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
	tabling member	2547 label Biography information for Baroness Walmsley

1690167

	registered interest
	date	19/02/2024
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Nurses: Training
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the underlying cause of the fall in each of the past three years in applications to university nursing courses, as reported by the Financial Times on 15 February, and what action they are taking to reverse the trend.
	tabling member printed	Lord Allen of Kensington
	uin	HL2512
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2024 answer text <p>The drop in nursing applicants follows unprecedented demand for healthcare courses during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the number of applicants continues to outstrip the places on offer. Nursing training places are competitive, and lead to an attractive and important career in the National Health Service.</p><p>We are working closely with NHS England, universities and the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service to ensure everyone who wants to pursue a rewarding healthcare career in nursing has the support and opportunities to do so.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham question first answered 27/02/2024 17:15:48 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
	tabling member	4304 label Biography information for Lord Allen of Kensington

445769

	registered interest
	date	19/01/2016
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	Nurses: Training
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the planned replacement of student bursaries by loans, what estimate they have made of the number of additional students who will be accepted into universities for nursing degree courses in 2017–18.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
	uin	HL5179
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2016 answer text <p>We expect this reform to enable universities to provide up to 10,000 additional nursing, midwifery and allied health training places over this parliament.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Evans of Bowes Park question first answered 03/02/2016 15:18:23 answering member 4329 label Biography information for Baroness Evans of Bowes Park
	tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

445767

	registered interest
	date	19/01/2016
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Nurses: Training
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the planned replacement of student bursaries by loans, how many nurse placements will be funded by Health Education England in 2017–18.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
	uin	HL5177
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2016 answer text <p>It is not possible to determine these numbers at this stage as these will be based on the Health Education England (HEE) workforce plan, which is completed annually ahead of each student intake. HEE will continue to have a key leading role in the commissioning of nursing, midwifery and allied health courses. It will continue to provide sufficient clinical placement funding for those places needed to meet the workforce planning needs of the National Health Service.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 27/01/2016 12:15:58 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
	tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

445768

	registered interest
	date	19/01/2016
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	Nurses: Training
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the planned replacement of student bursaries by loans, how many grants for higher cost students will be made to universities in respect of degree courses in nursing in 2017–18.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
	uin	HL5178
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2016 answer text <p>Institutional autonomy and academic freedom are key strengths of our higher education system. To protect these, the Further and Higher Education Act 1992 prohibits Ministers from being involved in decisions about funding for individual institutions or particular courses. Details on teaching grant funding will be set out in the normal way in the annual grant letter from ministers to The Higher Education Funding Council.</p><p> </p><p>As part of the changes announced at the Spending Review, we will lift the cap on the number of students that can get on to nursing courses and provide nursing students with access to around 25% more financial support. We expect this reform to enable universities to provide up to 10,000 additional nursing, midwifery and allied health training places over this parliament.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Evans of Bowes Park question first answered 02/02/2016 14:16:01 answering member 4329 label Biography information for Baroness Evans of Bowes Park
	tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

642881

	registered interest
	date	23/11/2016
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Nurses: Training
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the answers by Lord Prior of Brampton on 22 November (HL Deb, cols 1831–2), how many of the additional 40,000 nurses will be employed by agencies.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Jowell
	uin	HL3483
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2016 answer text <p>As set out by Health Education England in its <em>Workforce Plan for England: Proposed Education and Training Commissions for 2016/2017</em>, an increase in available supply of between 3,000 and 40,000 nurses (adult, children’s, mental health and learning disability nurses) is forecast by 2020 compared with 2015. A copy of the Plan is attached.</p><p> </p><p>No estimate has been made of how many of these nurses will choose to be employed by agencies. However the Government’s agency controls are already moving staff back to substantive and bank roles.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 06/12/2016 15:27:41 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton attachment 1 file name HEE Workforce Plan for England 2016 180516_0.pdf title HEE Workforce Plan For England
	tabling member	159 label Biography information for Baroness Jowell