Lord MacKenzie of Culkein – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord MacKenzie of Culkein on 2015-12-01.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what was the capped number of nursing and midwifery students in each year since 1999.
Lord Prior of Brampton
The following table shows the number of pre-registration nursing and midwifery places (degree and diploma courses) that were commissioned by year, for the period 2000-01 to 2015-16. Information on planned commissions for the period 1999-2000 is not available.
|
Year |
Nursing |
Midwifery |
|
2000-01 |
19,460 |
1,983 |
|
2001-02 |
20,668 |
2,029 |
|
2002-03 |
21,949 |
2,250 |
|
2003-04 |
23,553 |
2,285 |
|
2004-05 |
24,956 |
2,425 |
|
2005-06 |
24,520 |
2,380 |
|
2006-07 |
22,964 |
2,170 |
|
2007-08 |
21,569 |
2,115 |
|
2008-09 |
21,732 |
2,274 |
|
2009-10 |
21,337 |
2,537 |
|
2010-11 |
20,327 |
2,493 |
|
2011-12 |
18,069 |
2,507 |
|
2012-13 |
17,546 |
2,578 |
|
2013-14 |
18,056 |
2,588 |
|
2014-15 |
19,206 |
2,563 |
|
2015-16 |
20,033 |
2,605 |
Source: multi professional education and training budget monitoring returns
Health Education England are the in process of developing commissioning plans for 2016-17. This process will conclude later this month with the publication of the Workforce Plan for England 2016-17.
