Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate his Department has made of the number of qualified nurses that will work in the UK in each of the next five years.
The Department has not made any estimate of the number of qualified nurses that will work in the United Kingdom in each of the next five years.
Health Education England is responsible for delivering a better health and healthcare workforce for England and for ensuring a secure future supply of nurses with the right skills, values and behaviours to meet future demand.