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1139584

	registered interest
	date	16/07/2019
	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	Surgery: Training
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the benefits of introducing virtual reality learning to (1) aid surgical training, and (2) practice pioneering operations.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	uin	HL17231
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2019 answer text <p>Health Education England (HEE)’s technology enhanced learning (TEL) Programme has developed a national framework for the delivery of simulation-based education. This framework is now in place and being applied across the country.</p><p>Part of this work has involved extensive stakeholder engagement and through this engagement, a number of examples of where virtual reality has successfully been used to support learning have emerged. In particular, HEE East of England is piloting facilitated virtual reality learning for 1,200 Foundation Programme trainee doctors in 20 critical emergency scenarios in the East of England. This enables real time practice in a safe simulated environment with both facilitated supervised training and also personal unlimited access. A careful evaluation will be carried out, looking at both the trainee experience of learning through virtual reality and their subsequent improvement in confidence in urgent care management.</p><p>In addition, the TEL Programme has supported the development of a virtual reality lab in Torbay, which is now in its second year. Successful examples of virtual reality in distraction therapy have emerged, particularly in paediatrics and podiatry, with clear benefits to patients undergoing the clinical intervention and costs savings because of the reduction in general anaesthetics.</p><p>The TEL Programme has now set up an academic partnership with Leeds Institute and through this partnership, will be developing a set of principles for the use of virtual reality in education and training. Through this work, the TEL Programme will be developing a cohesive approach for evaluation of outcomes, which will then enable consistency in evidence gathering.</p> answering member printed Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford question first answered 25/07/2019 16:46:10 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1140008

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2019
	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	Food: Hygiene
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to mandating the display of food hygiene ratings on online food delivery services.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Doocey
	uin	HL17243
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/07/2019 answer text <p>The Food Hygiene Rating Scheme is operated by the Food Standards Agency (FSA) in partnership with local authorities across England, Wales and Northern Ireland.</p><p>Food businesses covered by the scheme are provided with stickers showing their rating. Those in Wales and Northern Ireland are already required by law to display the stickers at their premises, while those in England are encouraged to do so.</p><p>The case for extending mandatory display to England is being finalised by the FSA for ministerial consideration and ultimately cross-Government approval.</p><p>For businesses offering online ordering of food, legislation requiring provision of the rating at the point of choice is expected to be introduced in Northern Ireland once the Assembly is back in operation.</p><p>In Wales, the FSA and Welsh Government are working to address a FSA recommendation to the National Assembly for Wales to explore the introduction of a similar requirement for businesses in Wales that use online food ordering platforms. Proposals will be presented to Welsh Ministers in due course.</p><p>For England, provision of food hygiene ratings online will be considered in the case being finalised for ministers.</p> answering member printed Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford question first answered 31/07/2019 15:39:33 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
	tabling member	4197 label Biography information for Baroness Doocey

1140032

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2019
	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	NHS: Occupational Health
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what progress they have made in deciding what number of occupational health staff are needed by the NHS in England to implement their proposals to facilitate the retention or return to work of those employees with long-term health conditions.
	tabling member printed	Lord Luce
	uin	HL17267
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2019 answer text <p>The Government launched a consultation on 15 July 2019, <em>Health is everyone’s business: proposals to reduce ill health-related job loss</em>, which includes proposals for actions to improve occupational health access for workers. One aspect of this proposal is for Government action to contribute to the development of a sustainable occupational health workforce.</p><p>A copy of the consultation is attached.</p> answering member printed Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford question first answered 25/07/2019 16:50:29 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford attachment 1 file name health-is-everyones-business-proposals-to-reduce-ill-health-related-job-loss.pdf title health-is-everyones-business
	tabling member	908 label Biography information for Lord Luce

1140456

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2019
	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	Food: Hygiene
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the number of online food outlets that do not display their food hygiene ratings.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Doocey
	uin	HL17289
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/07/2019 answer text <p>The Food Hygiene Rating Scheme is operated by the Food Standards Agency (FSA) in partnership with local authorities across England, Wales and Northern Ireland.</p><p>For businesses offering online ordering of food, legislation requiring provision of the rating at the point of choice is expected to be introduced in Northern Ireland once the Assembly is back in operation and Wales are exploring the introduction of a similar legislative requirement.</p><p>The case for extending mandatory display to England is being finalised by the FSA for ministerial consideration and ultimately cross-Government approval. As increasing numbers of food businesses provide online ordering services for consumers, for England, provision of food hygiene ratings online will be considered in the case being finalised for ministers.</p><p>To date the FSA has not undertaken any research to assess the proportion of online food businesses that display ratings, but work is underway to develop methodology to monitor this.</p> answering member printed Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford question first answered 31/07/2019 15:43:19 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
	tabling member	4197 label Biography information for Baroness Doocey

1140466

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2019
	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	Psychiatric Hospitals: Children and Young People
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Care Quality Commission has published a specific inspection framework for Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMHS) Tier 4 inpatient services; what is the maximum time allowed between inspections of CAMHS inpatient services; and in what ways the views and experiences of child patients and their parents are elicited.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Jolly
	uin	HL17299
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2019 answer text <p>Tier 4 inspections are covered as part of the child and adolescent mental health wards core service. The definition for this core service is as follows:</p><p>Child and adolescent mental health services may assess and treat children and young people as an inpatient in hospital. This may be when community-based services cannot meet their needs safely and effectively because of their level of risk and/or complexity and where they need 24-hour nursing and medical care.</p><p>If providers are registering with the CQC as a new provider, the CQC will normally aim to inspect within 12 months of registration. For services that are rated, providers will receive their initial rating at this inspection. The CQC use this initial rating to determine when next to inspect the service.</p><p>For both National Health Service trusts and independent providers, the following principles apply regarding re-inspection (for NHS trusts since June 2017 and for independent providers since April 2018):</p><p>- Inadequate – Normally within 12 months of publishing the last comprehensive inspection report;</p><p> </p><p>- Requires improvement - Normally within two years of publishing the last comprehensive inspection report;</p><p> </p><p>- Good - Normally within three and a half years of publishing the last comprehensive inspection report; and</p><p> </p><p>- Outstanding - Normally within five years of publishing the last comprehensive inspection report.</p><p> </p><p>These are maximum inspection intervals, therefore the CQC may inspect more frequently, particularly if there is a risk.</p><p>The CQC encourages people to share their experience to ensure it is acted upon, including through the national Tell Us About Your Care partner charities.</p><p>The CQC aim to speak to children and young people and their families/carers during the inspection (depending on their availability) and have specific inspection tools to enable this.</p><p>This information is published as part of the inspection framework for NHS acute hospitals.</p> answering member printed Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford question first answered 25/07/2019 16:46:46 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
	tabling member	4203 label Biography information for Baroness Jolly

1140467

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2019
	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	Psychiatric Hospitals: Children and Young People
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government on what dates each of the registered Child and Adolescent Mental Health Tier 4 inpatient services were last inspected; and what is the schedule for future inspections for each service.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Jolly
	uin	HL17300
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2019 answer text <p>The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has provided the following response.</p><p>The dates each of the registered Child and Adolescent Mental Health Tier 4 inpatient services were last inspected are attached, due to the size of the data.</p><p>The CQC carry out either comprehensive or focused inspections. For National Health Service trusts, these inspections will usually be unannounced.</p><p>In a few instances, where there are very good reasons, the CQC may let a service know it is coming. For example, the CQC may contact a trust to make sure senior management are present to answer its questions.</p><p>To enable the CQC to observe normal practice in a service, it has introduced more unannounced inspections as part of its comprehensive inspection methodology.</p><p>Because the CQC requests information from providers beforehand, it will carry out the inspection within three months of the provider submitting its provider information request. However, the CQC will not announce the day on which it intends to inspect.</p> answering member printed Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford question first answered 25/07/2019 16:45:37 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford attachment 1 file name HL17300 table formatted.docx title CAMHS Tier 4 inpatient inspections
	tabling member	4203 label Biography information for Baroness Jolly

1140471

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2019
	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	Skin Cancer
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the reported increase in diagnosed cases of skin cancer and their possible relationship to cheap package flight holidays; what was the cost to the NHS of treating patients with skin cancer in each of the last five years for which figures are available; and what plans they have, if any, for an educational campaign to inform travellers on the correct use of sun screening products.
	tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
	uin	HL17304
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/07/2019 answer text <p>Public Health England (PHE) has not carried out an assessment of the possible relationship between cheap package flight holidays and diagnosed cases of skin cancer.</p><p>NHS England and NHS Improvement are unable to break down funding levels for individual cancer types.</p><p>PHE has provided advice for adults and children on sunscreen and sun safety in the United Kingdom and abroad. Advice states that people should not rely on sunscreen alone to protect themselves from the sun. People should wear suitable clothing and spend time in the shade when the sun is at its hottest. When buying sunscreen, the label should have: a sun protection factor of at least 30 to protect against UVB at least 4-star UVA protection.</p><p>The use of sunscreen is just one of the protection measures that travellers should consider when visiting sunny areas. PHE encourages travellers to make use of the ultraviolet index information from its measurement sites.</p> answering member printed Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford question first answered 31/07/2019 15:42:58 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
	tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

1140481

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2019
	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
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many nurses were employed by the NHS in England in each year since 2004.
	tabling member printed	Baroness McDonagh
	uin	HL17314
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2019 answer text <p>NHS Digital publishes Hospital and Community Health Services (HCHS) workforce statistics for England. These include staff working in hospital trusts and clinical commissioning groups (CCGs), but not staff working in primary care, local authorities or other providers.</p><p>The following table shows the number of nurses and health visitors and midwives who work in National Health Service trusts and CCGs in England, as at September each year since 2004 and March 2019 (latest available data), full time equivalent. Nurses and health visitors are recorded together so we are unable to provide data solely for nurses.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Nurses and health visitors in NHS Trusts and CCGs</p></td><td><p>Midwives in NHS Trusts and CCGS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2004</p></td><td><p>268,704</p></td><td><p>18,137</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2005</p></td><td><p>276,086</p></td><td><p>18,326</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2006</p></td><td><p>277,387</p></td><td><p>18,380</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2007</p></td><td><p>275,211</p></td><td><p>18,751</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2008</p></td><td><p>281,021</p></td><td><p>18,896</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2009</p></td><td><p>278,470</p></td><td><p>18,959</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2010</p></td><td><p>279,883</p></td><td><p>19,487</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2011</p></td><td><p>277,047</p></td><td><p>19,878</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2012</p></td><td><p>271,407</p></td><td><p>20,214</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2013</p></td><td><p>274,627</p></td><td><p>20,537</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2014</p></td><td><p>278,981</p></td><td><p>20,838</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2015</p></td><td><p>281,474</p></td><td><p>20,934</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2016</p></td><td><p>284,288</p></td><td><p>21,038</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2017</p></td><td><p>283,853</p></td><td><p>21,206</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2018</p></td><td><p>285,674</p></td><td><p>21,323</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2019</p></td><td><p>290,010</p></td><td><p>21,870</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em>Sources: Non-Medical Workforce Census, NHS Digital workforce statistics </em></p><p>The following table shows the number of nursing students commissioned by the Department/Health Education England (HEE) in each year since 2004 and the number of acceptances to nursing degree courses via the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS). Following student finance reform, students starting courses after August 2017 were no longer directly commissioned by HEE.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Nursing students commissioned by the Department/HEE</p></td><td><p>Number of acceptances to nursing degree courses via UCAS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2004/05</p></td><td><p>22,933</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2005/06</p></td><td><p>20,183</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006/07</p></td><td><p>20,917</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007/08</p></td><td><p>19,147</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008/09</p></td><td><p>20,323</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>20,366</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>19,908</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>17,633</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>17,115</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>17,568</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>19,147</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>19,951</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>20,888</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>19,515</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>19,035</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em>Sources: HEE-Education Commissioning Dataset, UCAS end of cycle data 2018</em></p> answering member printed Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford grouped question UIN HL17315 HL17316 question first answered 25/07/2019 16:45:56 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
	tabling member	3701 label Biography information for Baroness McDonagh

1140482

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2019
	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 Her Majesty's Government how many student nurses there have been in England in each year since 2004.
	tabling member printed	Baroness McDonagh
	uin	HL17315
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2019 answer text <p>NHS Digital publishes Hospital and Community Health Services (HCHS) workforce statistics for England. These include staff working in hospital trusts and clinical commissioning groups (CCGs), but not staff working in primary care, local authorities or other providers.</p><p>The following table shows the number of nurses and health visitors and midwives who work in National Health Service trusts and CCGs in England, as at September each year since 2004 and March 2019 (latest available data), full time equivalent. Nurses and health visitors are recorded together so we are unable to provide data solely for nurses.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Nurses and health visitors in NHS Trusts and CCGs</p></td><td><p>Midwives in NHS Trusts and CCGS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2004</p></td><td><p>268,704</p></td><td><p>18,137</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2005</p></td><td><p>276,086</p></td><td><p>18,326</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2006</p></td><td><p>277,387</p></td><td><p>18,380</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2007</p></td><td><p>275,211</p></td><td><p>18,751</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2008</p></td><td><p>281,021</p></td><td><p>18,896</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2009</p></td><td><p>278,470</p></td><td><p>18,959</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2010</p></td><td><p>279,883</p></td><td><p>19,487</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2011</p></td><td><p>277,047</p></td><td><p>19,878</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2012</p></td><td><p>271,407</p></td><td><p>20,214</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2013</p></td><td><p>274,627</p></td><td><p>20,537</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2014</p></td><td><p>278,981</p></td><td><p>20,838</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2015</p></td><td><p>281,474</p></td><td><p>20,934</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2016</p></td><td><p>284,288</p></td><td><p>21,038</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2017</p></td><td><p>283,853</p></td><td><p>21,206</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2018</p></td><td><p>285,674</p></td><td><p>21,323</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2019</p></td><td><p>290,010</p></td><td><p>21,870</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em>Sources: Non-Medical Workforce Census, NHS Digital workforce statistics </em></p><p>The following table shows the number of nursing students commissioned by the Department/Health Education England (HEE) in each year since 2004 and the number of acceptances to nursing degree courses via the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS). Following student finance reform, students starting courses after August 2017 were no longer directly commissioned by HEE.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Nursing students commissioned by the Department/HEE</p></td><td><p>Number of acceptances to nursing degree courses via UCAS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2004/05</p></td><td><p>22,933</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2005/06</p></td><td><p>20,183</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006/07</p></td><td><p>20,917</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007/08</p></td><td><p>19,147</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008/09</p></td><td><p>20,323</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>20,366</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>19,908</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>17,633</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>17,115</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>17,568</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>19,147</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>19,951</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>20,888</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>19,515</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>19,035</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em>Sources: HEE-Education Commissioning Dataset, UCAS end of cycle data 2018</em></p> answering member printed Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford grouped question UIN HL17314 HL17316 question first answered 25/07/2019 16:45:56 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
	tabling member	3701 label Biography information for Baroness McDonagh

1140483

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2019
	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	Midwives
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many midwives were employed in England in each year since 2004.
	tabling member printed	Baroness McDonagh
	uin	HL17316
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2019 answer text <p>NHS Digital publishes Hospital and Community Health Services (HCHS) workforce statistics for England. These include staff working in hospital trusts and clinical commissioning groups (CCGs), but not staff working in primary care, local authorities or other providers.</p><p>The following table shows the number of nurses and health visitors and midwives who work in National Health Service trusts and CCGs in England, as at September each year since 2004 and March 2019 (latest available data), full time equivalent. Nurses and health visitors are recorded together so we are unable to provide data solely for nurses.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Nurses and health visitors in NHS Trusts and CCGs</p></td><td><p>Midwives in NHS Trusts and CCGS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2004</p></td><td><p>268,704</p></td><td><p>18,137</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2005</p></td><td><p>276,086</p></td><td><p>18,326</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2006</p></td><td><p>277,387</p></td><td><p>18,380</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2007</p></td><td><p>275,211</p></td><td><p>18,751</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2008</p></td><td><p>281,021</p></td><td><p>18,896</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2009</p></td><td><p>278,470</p></td><td><p>18,959</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2010</p></td><td><p>279,883</p></td><td><p>19,487</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2011</p></td><td><p>277,047</p></td><td><p>19,878</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2012</p></td><td><p>271,407</p></td><td><p>20,214</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2013</p></td><td><p>274,627</p></td><td><p>20,537</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2014</p></td><td><p>278,981</p></td><td><p>20,838</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2015</p></td><td><p>281,474</p></td><td><p>20,934</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2016</p></td><td><p>284,288</p></td><td><p>21,038</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2017</p></td><td><p>283,853</p></td><td><p>21,206</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2018</p></td><td><p>285,674</p></td><td><p>21,323</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2019</p></td><td><p>290,010</p></td><td><p>21,870</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em>Sources: Non-Medical Workforce Census, NHS Digital workforce statistics </em></p><p>The following table shows the number of nursing students commissioned by the Department/Health Education England (HEE) in each year since 2004 and the number of acceptances to nursing degree courses via the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS). Following student finance reform, students starting courses after August 2017 were no longer directly commissioned by HEE.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Nursing students commissioned by the Department/HEE</p></td><td><p>Number of acceptances to nursing degree courses via UCAS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2004/05</p></td><td><p>22,933</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2005/06</p></td><td><p>20,183</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006/07</p></td><td><p>20,917</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007/08</p></td><td><p>19,147</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008/09</p></td><td><p>20,323</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>20,366</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>19,908</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>17,633</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>17,115</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>17,568</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>19,147</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>19,951</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>20,888</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>19,515</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>19,035</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em>Sources: HEE-Education Commissioning Dataset, UCAS end of cycle data 2018</em></p> answering member printed Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford grouped question UIN HL17314 HL17315 question first answered 25/07/2019 16:45:56 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
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