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<p>The Department does not have a dedicated three to five strategy for supporting
the training and development of advanced paediatric and neonatal nurse practitioners.</p><p>
</p><p>It is Health Education England’s (HEE) responsibility to ensure that there
is sufficient future supply of staff, including those needed in specialist fields
such as this, to meet the workforce requirements of the English health system.</p><p>
</p><p>As part of its ongoing work HEE continually looks to ensure that staff groups,
such as those highlighted, have the correct planned workforce growth, consider whether
new roles are required and ensure that existing undergraduate training and education
meets the needs of both students and patients.</p><p> </p><p>At a local level, it
is the responsibility of National Health Service organisations to ensure that their
staff, through Continuing Professional Development, have the ongoing skills required
to deliver safe and effective care to patients.</p>
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