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>
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>
<\/strong><\/p> Year<\/p><\/td> £ million<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2013/14<\/p><\/td> 190.9<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2014/15<\/p><\/td> 205.0<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2015/16<\/p><\/td> 205.0<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2016/17<\/p><\/td> 104.31<\/sup><\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2017/18<\/p><\/td> 83.5<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2018/19<\/p><\/td> 83.5<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> Note:<\/p> 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> 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> 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> 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>"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1104736/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " 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> <\/p><\/td> September 2016<\/p><\/td> September 2017<\/p><\/td> September 2018<\/p><\/td> December 2018<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Nurses<\/p><\/td> 274,767<\/p><\/td> 275,356<\/p><\/td> 277,790<\/p><\/td> 280,412<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> Source: NHS Digital Published Hospital and Community Health Services workforce statistics<\/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> 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>"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1092642/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " 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> 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> 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> 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> 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>"}
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