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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-06-10more like thismore than 2019-06-10
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Department of Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health and Social Care remove filter
answering dept sort name Health and Social Care more like this
hansard heading Nurses: Apprentices more like this
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pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the NHS Long Term Plan and NHS Planning Guidance commitments for 2019-20, what progress his Department has made against the commitment to continue to invest in the growth of nursing apprenticeships; and if he will make a statement. more like this
tabling member constituency Leicester South more like this
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Jonathan Ashworth more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-06-18more like thismore than 2019-06-18
answer text <p>The Department is fully committed to increasing the number of nursing apprenticeships. In support of this, we have developed a complete apprentice pathway from entry level Healthcare Support Worker to Nursing Associate to Nurse and onto postgraduate advanced clinical practice in nursing. This will support people from all backgrounds to enter a nursing career in the National Health Service.</p><p>Health Education England (HEE) is leading a national Nursing Associate programme with a commitment for up to 7,500 Nursing Associates to enter training in 2019. This expansion builds on HEE’s Nursing Associate programme which has already seen thousands start training in 2017 and 2018.</p><p>There are currently 583 Nurse Degree Apprentices on programme in the current academic year, (Department for Education data - 1 August 2018 - January 2019, published March 2019). Data is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/fe-data-library-apprenticeships" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/fe-data-library-apprenticeships</a></p>
answering member constituency Wimbledon more like this
answering member printed Stephen Hammond more like this
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label Biography information for Stephen Hammond more like this
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label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth more like this