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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the number of student nurses experiencing financial hardship as a result of travel costs incurred during training placements.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/995557", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department of Health and Social Care"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/995557/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The Department is working with relevant bodies across health and education to monitor the effects of the healthcare funding reforms, including the impact on application numbers on all the professions affected. We are working with universities to ensure more people continue to apply to nurse training programmes.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The Department is also working with its arm\u2019s length bodies on a number of actions to increase recruitment and retention of the nursing workforce, including applications to nursing courses.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>NHS England, with the support of the Department and Health Education England (HEE), has launched a major advertising campaign, aimed at encouraging recruitment to the National Health Service, retaining the existing workforce, and promoting the possibility of a return to the workforce for those who have previously worked in the NHS. The campaign has a strong focus on nursing, and builds upon HEE\u2019s #KnowAboutNursing campaign, which has been running since May of this year.<\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the fall in the number of applications to nursing courses in the UK in 2017.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4505", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Peter Kyle"}
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      , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Hove"}
      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Peter Kyle"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/988452", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department of Health and Social Care"}
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      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4203", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Baroness Jolly"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/984563", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department of Health and Social Care"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/984563/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>Further to the announcement of 9 May, these payment incentives will be available for future postgraduates nursing students who complete courses funded by loans in the 2018/19 academic year. Payments will be made to these graduates once they take up in employment in the health and care sector in England in mental health, learning disability or district nursing.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Working with the National Health Service and the university sector, the Government is finalising the most effective way to administer and introduce the scheme and will set out details in due course.<\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when his Department plans to introduce the payments for postgraduate pre-registration nursing students  announced by the Minister of State for Health on 9 May 2018.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4244", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth"}
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      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Jonathan Ashworth"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/984564", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department of Health and Social Care"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/984564/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>Further to the announcement of 9 May, these payment incentives will be available for future postgraduates nursing students who complete courses funded by loans in the 2018/19 academic year. Payments will be made to these graduates once they take up in employment in the health and care sector in England in mental health, learning disability or district nursing.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Working with the National Health Service and the university sector, the Government is finalising the most effective way to administer and introduce the scheme and will set out details in due course.<\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4095", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Steve Barclay"}
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      , "date" : {"_value" : "2018-10-09", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how he plans to administer the golden hello payments for postgraduate pre-registration nursing students.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4244", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth"}
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      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Jonathan Ashworth"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/973298", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department of Health and Social Care"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/973298/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The Department does not have a confirmed planned publication date. It is working with its partners in health and education to determine the most appropriate way forward, in the context of the development of the long-term plan for the National Health Service and changes in the Higher Education system, including the establishment of the Office for Students.<\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4095", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Steve Barclay"}
        }
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      , "date" : {"_value" : "2018-09-13", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
      , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Nurses: Training"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 19 April 2018 to Question 135248 on Nurses: Training, what the planned publication date is of that update.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3930", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Caroline Lucas"}
      }
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      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Caroline Lucas"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/973300", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department of Health and Social Care"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/973300/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>Health Education England commissioned data from the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) for the 2018 application cycle and this data was received by the Department for ongoing monitoring of nursing applications.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>This data was shared by UCAS under an agreement that requires it to be kept in confidence and used for internal purposes.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The current application cycle finishes on 23 October and the Department has agreed a timetable with UCAS that allows this data to be published in December 2018.<\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4095", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Steve Barclay"}
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      , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 23 April 2018 to Question 135422, when his Department plans to publish the information commissioned from UCAS on the number of applicants for university nursing courses in the 2018 undergraduate cycle by (a) by field of nursing and (b) English region.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3930", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Caroline Lucas"}
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      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Caroline Lucas"}
      ], "uin" : "174676"}
    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/971871", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Education"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/971871/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The department is working with relevant bodies across health and education to monitor the effects of the healthcare funding reforms, including the impact on application numbers.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>There is still strong demand for nursing courses. While the latest UCAS figures for 31 August 2018 show that English acceptances to nursing courses have fallen by 3.7% compared to the previous year, there are still more applicants than places available for them.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The Department for Health and Social Care is working with Health Education England and the university sector to ensure students continue to apply for courses up to the end of clearing in October 2018 and in future years.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>We have also opened new work-based learning routes into the nursing profession for those who may not be able to study full-time.<\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4689", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effect of the withdrawal of the nursing bursary on the number of applications for nursing degree courses in England.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4304", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Allen of Kensington"}
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      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Lord Allen of Kensington"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/971382", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department of Health and Social Care"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/971382/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The Department is working with relevant bodies across health and education to monitor the effects of the healthcare funding reforms, including the impact on application numbers.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>There is still strong demand for nursing courses. Latest Universities and Colleges Admissions Service data for September 2018 show that there are still more applicants than places available for nursing courses.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The Department is also working with its arm\u2019s length bodies on a number of actions to increase recruitment and retention of the nursing workforce.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>NHS England, with the support of the Department and Health Education England (HEE), has launched a major advertising campaign, aimed at encouraging recruitment to the National Health Service, retaining the existing workforce, and promoting the possibility of a return to the workforce for those who have previously worked in the NHS. The campaign has a strong focus on nursing, and builds upon HEE\u2019s #KnowAboutNursing campaign, which has been running since May of this year.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>We have also opened new work based learning routes into the nursing profession for those who may not be able to study full-time. The new Nursing Associate role and the Nurse Degree Apprenticeship will open routes into the registered nursing profession for thousands of people from all backgrounds and allow employers to grow their own workforce.<\/p><p>We have agreed a new pay deal that will see around 1 million NHS workers benefit over three years.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>In addition, my Rt hon. Friend the member for Bromsgrove has announced there will be no restriction on the numbers of nurses who can be employed through the Tier 2 visa route \u2013 giving health and social care employers the ability to recruit more international nurses to provide outstanding patient care whenever and wherever required.<\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4095", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Steve Barclay"}
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        , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Stephen Barclay"}
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      , "date" : {"_value" : "2018-09-10", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the reasons for the decline in the number of student nurse applications since 2016; and if he will make a statement.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3930", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Caroline Lucas"}
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      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Caroline Lucas"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/971383", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department of Health and Social Care"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/971383/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The removal of bursaries and introduction of student loans for nursing degrees has increased the number of nursing degree places that are available. Latest Universities and Colleges Admissions Service data for September 2018 show that there are still more applicants than places available for nursing courses.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>As such we have no plans to reinstate a bursary cap on places, which would limit the number of places available.<\/p>"}
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