Nurses: Training
(asked on 13th February 2019) - View Source
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many nursing applications there were in each (a) constituent part of the UK and (b) (i) region of, (ii) local authority in and (iii) parliamentary constituency in England in each year from the 2015 to the 2019 cycle year.
Data on nursing applications is not held at local authority and parliamentary constituency level. Data on applications is not available for 2019 entry.
The following table shows the number of applications made to nursing and midwifery courses in each United Kingdom nation.
Number of applications to nursing and midwifery courses, split by UK country of provider and entry year
Entry year | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
English providers | 194,075 | 196,260 | 150,970 | 126,000 |
Northern Irish providers | 7,220 | 7,330 | 6,750 | 6,325 |
Scottish providers | 21,105 | 20,725 | 20,900 | 20,435 |
Welsh providers | 9,885 | 10,445 | 9,490 | 9,810 |
Source: Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) published end of cycle data
The following table shows the number of applications made to nursing and midwifery courses in each region of England.
Number of applications to nursing and midwifery courses, split by English region of provider and entry year
Entry year | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
East Midlands | 15,045 | 15,620 | 11,620 | 9,490 |
East of England | 16,450 | 16,775 | 12,455 | 9,390 |
London | 45,520 | 46,415 | 33,490 | 27,775 |
North East | 6,920 | 6,915 | 5,810 | 4,625 |
North West | 32,220 | 32,100 | 26,095 | 22,510 |
South East | 18,895 | 19,560 | 15,370 | 11,590 |
South West | 10,050 | 10,790 | 8,415 | 7,395 |
West Midlands | 23,240 | 23,200 | 17,550 | 14,915 |
Yorkshire and The Humber | 22,045 | 20,820 | 17,120 | 14,865 |
Source: UCAS unpublished end of cycle data
Notes:
- Data on applications for 2019 entry is not held;
- Each unique UCAS applicant can make up to five applications;
- Refers to applications during the main UCAS application cycle. These do not include those made through clearing; and
- These data do not include applications made directly to universities.
There were 34,030 applicants from all domiciles to study nursing and midwifery at English providers at 15 January 2019 compared with 32,580 at the same time in 2018. This is an increase of 1,450, or 4.5%.