Health Professions: Training

(asked on 29th June 2017) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make representations to the Department for Health to reintroduce NHS bursaries to reduce the need for overseas recruitment.


Answered by
Philip Dunne Portrait
Philip Dunne
This question was answered on 7th July 2017

The Government remains committed to reforming nursing, midwifery and allied health pre-registration education and increasing the number of places available for students for students so that two in three nursing applicants are no longer turned down for a place; at the same time ensuring these students have more cash available to them while they study.

Universities and Colleges Admissions Service data show that up to March 2017 there had been around two nurse applicants per available training place. Health Education England is confident that the National Health Service will have the required number of students it needs starting courses this year and will continue to work with the education sector to deliver these reforms successfully for the longer term.

It should also be noted that students will continue to apply for courses up to September and through clearing.

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