Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 16079

Nurses: Recruitment and Training

Tabled: 25 November 2024

Answered: 2 December 2024

Named Day

Question

Dan Tomlinson

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of recent changes to funding for nurse training on (a) the recruitment of mature graduates and (b) other nurse recruitment; and what plans he has

Answer

Karin Smyth

No such assessment has been made. Tuition fees and student maintenance loans for nursing training are set by the Department for Education. Through the Department of Health and Social Care, eligible students also continue to receive support whilst they are...

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