Health Professions: Training

(asked on 5th April 2022) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to train more (1) dentists, (2) orthodontists, (3) nurses, (4) cardiologists, and (5) neurologists.


Answered by
Lord Kamall Portrait
Lord Kamall
This question was answered on 13th April 2022

The Government currently has no plan to increase the number of dentists and orthodontists in training. Following a three-year review led by Health Education England, the Dental Education Reform Programme has been initiated, which will focus on tackling recruitment and retention challenges and attracting and retaining more dentists and dental care professionals in the National Health Service in geographical areas of need.

There is no limit or cap on the number of nursing places at universities. The Department is committed to delivering 50,000 more nurses by the end of this Parliament to ensure a sustainable long-term supply for the NHS. In January 2022, the number of nurses had increased by over 29,000 compared to September 2019. We have introduced a non-repayable training grant of at least £5,000 per academic year for three years for nursing, midwifery and allied health professions. Over 30,000 students have accepted a place nursing and midwifery programmes in the 2021 recruitment cycle - an increase of 28% compared to 2019.

We have also increased the number of medical school places in England by 25% from 2018/2019 to 2020/2021, to ensure a greater potential supply of cardiologists and neurologists in future years.

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