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1714975

registered interest
date	30/04/2024
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	Learning Disability: Nurses
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 learning disability nurse vacancies there are as of 30 April 2024.
tabling member constituency	Romsey and Southampton North
tabling member printed	Caroline Nokes
uin	24224
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2024 answer text <p>The Department does not hold vacancy rates that are granular enough to identify rates for learning disability nurses. However, NHS England publishes quarterly vacancy statistics for registered nurses working in National Health Service trusts, which are available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/nhs-vacancies-survey" target="_blank">https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/nhs-vacancies-survey</a></p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 07/05/2024 08:39:01 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes

1713890

registered interest
date	25/04/2024
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	Learning Disability: Nurses
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 learning disability nurses there (a) are and (b) were in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Romsey and Southampton North
tabling member printed	Caroline Nokes
uin	23730
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>NHS England publishes monthly Hospital and Community Health Services workforce statistics for England. These include staff working for hospital trusts and core organisations, but excludes staff working for other providers such as in primary care, general practice, or social care. This data is drawn from the Electronic Staff Record, the human resources system for the National Health Service. The statistics are available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/nhs-workforce-statistics" target="_blank">https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/nhs-workforce-statistics</a></p><p> </p><p>A large proportion of learning disability nurses work outside NHS trusts, and we do not hold data on where they work. However, the Nursing and Midwifery Council publishes data on the number of nurses on the register across the United Kingdom, which will include nurses employed in other settings, such as education. Data is available in the Fields of Practice sheet in the permanent register data tables, at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.nmc.org.uk/about-us/reports-and-accounts/registration-statistics/" target="_blank">https://www.nmc.org.uk/about-us/reports-and-accounts/registration-statistics/</a></p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson grouped question UIN 23731 question first answered 30/04/2024 09:48:48 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes

1713891

registered interest
date	25/04/2024
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	Learning Disability: Nurses
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 and what proportion of learning disability nurses are in senior leadership roles.
tabling member constituency	Romsey and Southampton North
tabling member printed	Caroline Nokes
uin	23731
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>NHS England publishes monthly Hospital and Community Health Services workforce statistics for England. These include staff working for hospital trusts and core organisations, but excludes staff working for other providers such as in primary care, general practice, or social care. This data is drawn from the Electronic Staff Record, the human resources system for the National Health Service. The statistics are available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/nhs-workforce-statistics" target="_blank">https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/nhs-workforce-statistics</a></p><p> </p><p>A large proportion of learning disability nurses work outside NHS trusts, and we do not hold data on where they work. However, the Nursing and Midwifery Council publishes data on the number of nurses on the register across the United Kingdom, which will include nurses employed in other settings, such as education. Data is available in the Fields of Practice sheet in the permanent register data tables, at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.nmc.org.uk/about-us/reports-and-accounts/registration-statistics/" target="_blank">https://www.nmc.org.uk/about-us/reports-and-accounts/registration-statistics/</a></p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson grouped question UIN 23730 question first answered 30/04/2024 09:48:48 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes

1383411

registered interest
date	30/11/2021
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	Learning Disability: Nurses
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 he will take to increase the number of nursing staff working in learning disabilities.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	84409
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2021 answer text <p>In March 2020 the Chief Nursing Officer for England launched an 'All-England action plan for learning disability nursing'. The plan, delivered in partnership with Health Education England, sets a mandate for increasing and enhancing the number of people choosing a career in learning disability nursing.</p><p>Since September 2020, the NHS Learning Support Fund has offered an additional £1,000 to support those studying learning disability nursing courses. This is in addition to a training grant of £5,000 a year and a parental allowance of £2,000 a year. This has coincided with a 20% increase in the number of acceptances to learning disability nursing courses in England in 2020 compared to 2019.</p> answering member constituency Chichester answering member printed Gillian Keegan question first answered 08/12/2021 16:07:28 answering member 4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1383412

registered interest
date	30/11/2021
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	Learning Disability: Nurses
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 review nursing training to ensure that all nursing schools provide learning disability training pathways.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	84410
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2021 answer text <p>Since August 2017, training pathways and places for pre-registration nursing, midwifery and allied health professions are not commissioned centrally. Subject to the course being approved by the Nursing and Midwifery Council, universities provide training courses based on student demand, local need and available capacity.</p><p>Since September 2020, the NHS Learning Support Fund has included a £1,000 annual grant to support those studying learning disability nursing courses. This is in addition to an annual training grant of £5,000 and parental allowance of £2,000. The number of acceptances to learning disability nursing courses in England has increased by 20% in 2020, compared with 2019.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 08/12/2021 11:09:06 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1341695

registered interest
date	29/06/2021
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	Learning Disability: Nurses
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 nurses have been allocated to implementing policies introduced as a result of the Learning Disability Mortality Review programme.
tabling member constituency	Southend West
tabling member printed	Sir David Amess
uin	24074
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2021 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 07/07/2021 10:47:47 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	44 label Biography information for Sir David Amess

1306953

registered interest
date	12/04/2021
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	Learning Disability: Nurses
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 nurses were employed by the NHS in learning disabilities care settings in each year since 2010; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	178631
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2021 answer text <p>NHS Digital publishes Hospital and Community Health Services (HCHS) workforce statistics. These include staff working in hospital trusts and clinical commissioning groups, but not staff working in social care, primary care, local authorities or private sector providers commissioned by the NHS.</p><p>The following table shows the number of full-time equivalent (FTE) HCHS nurses working in learning disability care settings from September 2010 to September 2020.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Nurses (FTE)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2010</p></td><td><p>5,137</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2011</p></td><td><p>4,667</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2012</p></td><td><p>4,311</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2013</p></td><td><p>4,035</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2014</p></td><td><p>3,776</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2015</p></td><td><p>3,577</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2016</p></td><td><p>3,442</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2017</p></td><td><p>3,305</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2018</p></td><td><p>3,234</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2019</p></td><td><p>3,171</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2020</p></td><td><p>3,221</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong><br> </strong></p><p>Source: NHS Digital, NHS HCHS workforce statistics.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 20/04/2021 14:07:22 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1304271

registered interest
date	19/03/2021
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	Learning Disability: Nurses
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the (a) effect of the shortage of learning disability nurses on the inappropriate use of Do not resuscitate notices for people with learning disabilities and (b) level of recruitment for learning disability nurses in NHS posts.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
uin	172026
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2021 answer text <p>We have made no such assessment.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 30/03/2021 15:10:49 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

1304288

registered interest
date	19/03/2021
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	Learning Disability: Nurses
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 he has taken to ensure that patients with a learning disability are able to access a specialist learning disability nurse when they attend hospital.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	172028
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2021 answer text <p>The latest national learning disability improvement standards annual survey shows that approximately two thirds of National Health Service trusts in England directly employ learning disability liaison nurses. Trusts that do not directly employ learning disability liaison nurses often have a shared support arrangement in place with their local specialist mental health trust to access a learning disability nurse.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 25/03/2021 15:50:12 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately previous answer version 93131 answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

1303339

registered interest
date	17/03/2021
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	Learning Disability: Nurses
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 he is taking under the NHS Long Term Plan to increase the number of learning disability nurses employed in NHS trusts in England.
tabling member constituency	Bermondsey and Old Southwark
tabling member printed	Neil Coyle
uin	170662
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2021 answer text <p>In March 2020 the Chief Nursing Officer for England launched an 'All-England action plan for learning disability nursing'. The plan, delivered in partnership with Health Education England, sets a mandate for increasing and enhancing the number of people choosing a career in learning disability nursing.</p><p>The Universities and Colleges Admissions Service figures for 2020 show a 20% increase in the number of acceptances to learning disability nursing courses in England compared to 2019. In September 2020, the Government introduced a new training grant of at least £5,000 a year for all eligible new and continuing nursing and midwifery and allied health professions students on pre-registration courses at English universities. There will be up to a further £3,000 to support eligible students including an additional £1,000 to support those studying a shortage specialism which includes new students on learning disability nursing courses.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 31/03/2021 09:31:30 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4368 label Biography information for Neil Coyle