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<p>In November 2018, we published details of our progress against the public sector
apprenticeship target for the first year of the target. These can be viewed at the
following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/public-sector-apprenticeships-in-england-2017-to-2018"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/public-sector-apprenticeships-in-england-2017-to-2018</a>.</p><p>This
showed that, in the National Health Service (NHS), 1.2% of employees started an apprenticeship
between 1 April 2017 and 31 March 2018, which is 13,800 new starts. It should be noted
that this data is based on self-declared information on organisation headcounts and
apprentice recruitment submitted by public sector bodies.</p><p>The department also
publishes data on apprenticeship starts in the health, public services and care sector
subject area. This includes the number of starts on the ‘Registered Nurse’ degree
apprenticeship and ‘Nursing Associate’ apprenticeship standards.</p><p>Monthly breakdowns
for individual standards and frameworks, as well as for sector subject areas, have
been published from 2014/15 onwards and can be accessed at the link below: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/apprenticeship-and-levy-statistics-february-2019"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/apprenticeship-and-levy-statistics-february-2019</a>.</p><p>The
Department for Education and the Department of Health and Social Care are working
closely with employers and Health Education England to make sure that the NHS is fully
supported to recruit the apprentices they need to deliver high quality care.</p><p>
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