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1122027

registered interest
date	18/04/2019
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	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding his Department has allocated to continuing professional development for registered nursing staff in the NHS in England in each financial year from 2010-11 to 2019-20.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	245834
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2019 answer text <p>The Department does not allocate funding for continuous professional development (CPD) or workforce development for the National Health Service clinical workforce or registered nursing staff. Health Education England (HEE) contributes, based on local priorities, workforce development funding, including some which may used for CPD, to local NHS employers.</p><p>The following table below sets out funding since 2013 to the latest data available. Workforce development investment prior to 2013 was managed by individual strategic health authorities for which data is not available.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>£ million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>190.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>205.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>205.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>104.3<sup>1</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>83.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>83.5</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Note:</p><p><sup>1</sup>The reduction in workforce development funding between 2015/16 and 2016/17 was transferred to spending on new nursing undergraduate courses under the previous undergraduate funding system resulting in around 3,000 extra nurses.</p><p>In addition, individual NHS employers have responsibility for supporting staff workforce development (a proportion of which may be used locally for some CPD) courses which are required to fulfil duties to work in their organisation and core employment requirements. Data on the level of workforce development and CPD investment made by individual NHS employers between 2010/11 and 2019/20 is not collected centrally. Therefore, information on the totality of workforce development or CPD funding or a breakdown by profession is not held centrally.</p><p>Following publication of the NHS Long Term Plan, HEE is currently finalising and introducing a new national methodology for allocating workforce development (a proportion of which may be used locally for some CPD) funding from 2019/20 onwards. Allocations of available workforce development (a proportion of which may be used locally for some CPD) funding provided by HEE to the NHS in England will be made using this formula once finalised.</p><p>Prior to 2019/20 Health Education England (HEE) did not use an allocation formula for its budget for workforce development funding (a proportion of which may be used locally for some CPD). Taking into account its overall allocation from the Department and the workforce priorities it is required to deliver as set in its annual mandate from Government, decisions on levels of workforce development (a proportion of which may be used locally for some CPD) investment made available via HEE were taken based on discussions with local employers via HEE regional offices. At a national level, HEE supported these discussions with guidance on how this funding should be used most effectively on proven activities and programmes across a range of professions.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond grouped question UIN 245833 245835 245836 245837 question first answered 02/05/2019 13:19:04 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1104736

registered interest
date	25/03/2019
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	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the effect has been on levels of nurse recruitment of the removal of the nursing bursary.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	236245
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2019 answer text <p>The following table shows the number of nurses and midwives recruited since September 2016 - the year before the removal of the National Health Service bursary.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>September 2016</p></td><td><p>September 2017</p></td><td><p>September 2018</p></td><td><p>December 2018</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nurses</p></td><td><p>274,767</p></td><td><p>275,356</p></td><td><p>277,790</p></td><td><p>280,412</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: NHS Digital Published Hospital and Community Health Services workforce statistics</p><p> </p><p>The education funding reforms unlocked the cap which constrained the number of pre-registration nursing, midwifery and allied health profession training places allowing more students to gain access to nurse degree training courses.</p><p> </p><p>On 7 February, the University and College Admissions Service published full-time undergraduate nursing and midwifery applications made by the 15 January deadline. This data showed a 4.5% increase in applicants to undergraduate nursing and midwifery courses at English providers. We are working with Health Education England and the university sector to ensure students continue to apply for these courses this year and in future years.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 28/03/2019 12:12:37 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

1092642

registered interest
date	21/03/2019
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	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase the number of trainee nurses in England.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	235235
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2019 answer text <p>Our priority is getting more nurses on our wards, which is why from September 2018 we increased the funding for the number of nurse training places available by 25%, allowing more people to study nursing than ever before.</p><p> </p><p>The latest data from the University and College Admissions Service shows that there has been a 4.5% increase in applicants to nursing or midwifery courses at English universities when compared to this time last year in 2018.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has put in place significant actions to boost the supply of nurses, ranging from training more nurses, offering new routes into the profession, enhancing reward and pay packages to make nursing more attractive and improve retention, and encouraging those that have left to return to nursing.</p><p> </p><p>Health Education England is leading a national Nursing Associate expansion programme to train 7,500 Nursing Associate apprentices in 2019 which provides a pathway in to nursing for those that wish to progress on to become a Registered Nurse.</p><p> </p><p>The NHS Long Term Plan, published on 7 January 2019, sets out a vital strategic framework to ensure that over the next 10 years the National Health Service will have the staff it needs. This will ensure that nurses are able to offer the expert compassionate care that they are committed providing. To ensure a detailed plan that everyone in the NHS can get behind, my Rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care has asked Baroness Harding to lead an inclusive programme of work to set out a detailed workforce implementation plan to be published in the spring.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 26/03/2019 11:10:38 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1086745

registered interest
date	11/03/2019
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	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many golden hello incentives have been made to nursing students; and how much in total has been spent on that scheme since it was announced in May 2018.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	230827
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2019 answer text <p>In May 2018 Ministers announced a £10,000 incentive package for post graduate nursing students that start courses in 2018 and go on to National Health Service employment in learning disability, mental health or district nursing roles.</p><p> </p><p>Assuming that students go straight into employment, we would see payments starting to be made from June 2021.</p><p> </p><p>The final details of the scheme will be published by the Government in due course.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 13/03/2019 17:09:02 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1082615

registered interest
date	06/03/2019
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	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to reverse the decision to remove nurse bursaries.
tabling member constituency	Warrington South
tabling member printed	Faisal Rashid
uin	229225
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2019 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 4 March 2019 to Question <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2019-02-27/226753/" target="_blank">226753</a>.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 12/03/2019 12:49:51 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	4670 label Biography information for Faisal Rashid

1081761

registered interest
date	04/03/2019
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	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of nurses in England in training compared with other countries on which information is available in each year for which information is available.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	228074
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2019 answer text <p>The information is not collected in the format requested. The Department does not hold data on totals in training across international health systems.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 07/03/2019 17:00:50 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

1078566

registered interest
date	27/02/2019
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	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if the Government will make it its policy to reinstate nurse bursaries.
tabling member constituency	Warrington South
tabling member printed	Faisal Rashid
uin	226753
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2019 answer text <p>The Government has no plans to reinstate the bursaries for nursing degrees and is committed to increasing uptake of the additional places these reforms have made available.</p><p> </p><p>The intention of the funding reforms was to unlock the cap which constrained the number of pre-registration nursing training places, and to allow more students to gain access to nurse degree training courses, creating a sustainable model for universities and securing the future supply of homegrown nurses to the National Health Service. In support of the reforms, we announced additional clinical placement funding to make available 5,000 more nurse training places each year from September 2018 and 3,000 more midwifery training places over the next four years.</p><p> </p><p>Students on the loans system are at least 25% better off than they were under the previous bursary system. In recognition of the additional costs that the healthcare students incur in order to attend the mandatory clinical placement, the Government introduced the Learning Support Fund, a £1,000 per student, per year for child dependent allowance, reimbursement of all travel costs above their usual daily travel and up to £3,000 per year for exceptional hardship. These payments are in addition to the allowances on the student loans system.</p><p> </p><p>On 7 February, the University and College Admissions Service published full-time undergraduate nursing and midwifery applications made by the 15 January deadline. This data showed a 4.5% increase in applicants to undergraduate nursing and midwifery courses at English providers. We are working with Health Education England and the university sector to ensure students continue to apply for these courses this year and in future years.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 07/03/2019 11:57:19 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	4670 label Biography information for Faisal Rashid

1064115

registered interest
date	19/02/2019
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	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what policy options he is assessing in order to increase the number of people studying nursing.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	223526
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2019 answer text <p>There are almost 16,000 more nurses on our wards since May 2010. The Department has put in place significant actions to boost the supply of nurses, ranging from training more nurses, offering new routes into the profession, enhancing reward and pay packages to make nursing more attractive and improve retention, and encouraging those that have left to return to nursing. In 2018, NHS England and Health Education England ran an extensive communication campaign ‘we are the NHS’ which was focused on highlighting the positive image of nursing as a career.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has made available funding for up to 5,000 additional clinical placements for nursing degrees in England.</p><p> </p><p>Apprenticeships play a key role in ensuring the National Health Service has a future workforce, and the Department is committed to broadening routes into nursing. For the first time we now have a complete pathway of apprentice standards into nursing, from entry level Healthcare Support Worker, to Nursing Associate and onto the Nurse Degree Apprenticeship and Advanced Clinical Practice.</p><p> </p><p>The latest data from the University and College Admissions Service (UCAS) shows that there has been a 4.5% increase in applicants to nursing or midwifery courses at English universities when compared to this time last year, 2018<sup>1</sup>.</p><p> </p><p>The NHS Long Term Plan, published on 7 January 2019, sets out a vital strategic framework to ensure that over the next ten years the NHS will have the staff it needs. This will ensure that nurses are able to offer the expert compassionate care that they are committed providing.</p><p> </p><p>My Rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care has commissioned Baroness Dido Harding Chair of NHS Improvement, working closely with Sir David Behan Chair of Health Education England, to a programme of work to develop a detailed workforce implementation plan. These programmes will consider proposals to grow the workforce, which will include growing the nursing workforce in order to ensure that the NHS has a sustainable supply of future nurses.</p><p> </p><p>Note:</p><p><sup>1</sup>Latest UCAS data received 7 February 2019 shows that 34,030 people from all domiciles have applied to study nursing and midwifery courses at English universities, as at 15 January 2019.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 25/02/2019 10:54:26 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1060807

registered interest
date	13/02/2019
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	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many nursing applications there were in each (a) constituent part of the UK and (b) (i) region of, (ii) local authority in and (iii) parliamentary constituency in England in each year from the 2015 to the 2019 cycle year.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	220908
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/02/2019 answer text <p>Data on nursing applications is not held at local authority and parliamentary constituency level. Data on applications is not available for 2019 entry.</p><p> </p><p>The following table shows the number of applications made to nursing and midwifery courses in each United Kingdom nation.</p><p> </p><p>Number of applications to nursing and midwifery courses, split by UK country of provider and entry year</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Entry year</p></td><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>2018</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>English providers</p></td><td><p>194,075</p></td><td><p>196,260</p></td><td><p>150,970</p></td><td><p>126,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northern Irish providers</p></td><td><p>7,220</p></td><td><p>7,330</p></td><td><p>6,750</p></td><td><p>6,325</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Scottish providers</p></td><td><p>21,105</p></td><td><p>20,725</p></td><td><p>20,900</p></td><td><p>20,435</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Welsh providers</p></td><td><p>9,885</p></td><td><p>10,445</p></td><td><p>9,490</p></td><td><p>9,810</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) published end of cycle data</p><p> </p><p>The following table shows the number of applications made to nursing and midwifery courses in each region of England.</p><p> </p><p>Number of applications to nursing and midwifery courses, split by English region of provider and entry year</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Entry year</p></td><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>2018</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>15,045</p></td><td><p>15,620</p></td><td><p>11,620</p></td><td><p>9,490</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East of England</p></td><td><p>16,450</p></td><td><p>16,775</p></td><td><p>12,455</p></td><td><p>9,390</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>45,520</p></td><td><p>46,415</p></td><td><p>33,490</p></td><td><p>27,775</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>6,920</p></td><td><p>6,915</p></td><td><p>5,810</p></td><td><p>4,625</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>32,220</p></td><td><p>32,100</p></td><td><p>26,095</p></td><td><p>22,510</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>18,895</p></td><td><p>19,560</p></td><td><p>15,370</p></td><td><p>11,590</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>10,050</p></td><td><p>10,790</p></td><td><p>8,415</p></td><td><p>7,395</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>23,240</p></td><td><p>23,200</p></td><td><p>17,550</p></td><td><p>14,915</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire and The Humber</p></td><td><p>22,045</p></td><td><p>20,820</p></td><td><p>17,120</p></td><td><p>14,865</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: UCAS unpublished end of cycle data</p><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><p>- Data on applications for 2019 entry is not held;</p><p> </p><p>- Each unique UCAS applicant can make up to five applications;</p><p> </p><p>- Refers to applications during the main UCAS application cycle. These do not include those made through clearing; and</p><p> </p><p>- These data do not include applications made directly to universities.</p><p> </p><p>There were 34,030 applicants from all domiciles to study nursing and midwifery at English providers at 15 January 2019 compared with 32,580 at the same time in 2018. This is an increase of 1,450, or 4.5%.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 18/02/2019 17:45:25 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

1059787

registered interest
date	12/02/2019
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	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of nurse training course fees and bursaries being paid for by the NHS subject to the completion of several years of post-registration work as a nurse.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	220203
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/02/2019 answer text <p>In August 2017 the Government changed the funding system for pre-registration undergraduate nurse training. The intention of the reforms is to boost participation and secure the future supply of home-grown nurses to the National Health Service and enable universities to create additional nursing and midwifery training places.</p><p> </p><p>On 7 February, the University and College Admissions Service (UCAS) published full-time undergraduate nursing and midwifery applications made by the 15 January deadline. This data showed a 4.5% increase in the number of applicants compared to the same point in 2018.</p><p> </p><p>Based on the data UCAS published in February, there is no intention to provide bursaries for nurse training course fees.</p><p> </p><p>On 9 May 2018 the former Secretary of State for Health (Rt. hon. Jeremy Hunt MP) announced a £10,000 package of golden hello payments for 2018/19 loan funded postgraduate nursing students that take up employment in learning disability, mental health or community service nursing roles. The full details of this incentive will be published in due course.</p><p> </p><p>The NHS Long Term Plan, published on 7 January 2019, sets out a vital strategic framework to ensure that over the next 10 years the NHS will have the staff it needs so that nurses have the time they need to care, working in a supportive culture that allows them to provide the expert compassionate care they are committed to providing.</p><p> </p><p>My Rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care has commissioned Baroness Dido Harding, working closely with Sir David Behan, to lead a number of programmes to engage with key NHS interests to develop a detailed workforce implementation plan. These programmes will consider detailed proposals to grow the workforce, including consideration of additional staff and skills required, build a supportive working culture in the NHS and ensure first rate leadership for NHS staff.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond grouped question UIN 220204 question first answered 18/02/2019 12:22:18 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy