Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 80524

Nurses: Training

Tabled: 10 October 2025
Answered: 17 October 2025

Question

Alex Brewer

Liberal DemocratNorth East Hampshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to help encourage the take-up of disability nursing courses.

Answer

Karin Smyth
We are working closely with key partners, including higher education providers and employers, to promote learning disability nursing roles and attract people into the profession through various routes including apprenticeships.We want to remove the barrie...

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