Nurses

(asked on 5th September 2014) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with the Royal College of Nursing on ensuring that nurses trained in the UK are able to obtain nursing posts at UK hospitals.


Answered by
Dan Poulter Portrait
Dan Poulter
This question was answered on 10th September 2014

The Department works in partnership with NHS England and Health Education England (HEE) to ensure that all nurses trained in the United Kingdom and registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council are able to find employment at a UK hospital, should they wish to. However, some nurses will wish to work in primary, community or social care roles and some may seek employment with charities or the independent sector.

HEE is responsible for the number of training places for nurses and to ensure that there is an appropriate balance between supply and demand of staff in terms of numbers, and skills to meet the need of employers to deliver excellent clinical outcomes together with high quality compassionate care. HEE is working with partner organisations including NHS England, who are responsible for the creation of available posts, taking into account the service demand and staff turnover.

The Royal College of Nursing is an important stakeholder representing nurses, but is not responsible for training and employing nurses.

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