Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 77767

Nurses: Training

Tabled: 16 September 2025

Answered: 13 October 2025

Question

Mr Andrew Snowden

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions his Department has had with the Nursing and Midwifery Council on the balance of academic and practical training in nurse education programmes.

Answer

Karin Smyth

No recent discussions have taken place. Higher education institutions and practice placement providers develop the content of programmes and determine the balance of academic and practical learning in line with the outcome standards set by the Nursing and...

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