Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many training posts for nurses were commissioned in England in each of the last five years.
The following table shows the number of new pre-registration nursing places that were filled in the last five years. The table includes the students enrolled on the degree and diploma courses.
2009-10 | 2010-11 | 2011-12 | 2012-13 | 2013-14 | |
Nursing Total
| 20,829 | 20,092 | 17,741 | 17,219 | 18,009 |
Source: multi professional education and training budget monitoring returns.