A question on #NursingAssociates #Recruitment tabled by Lord Willis of Knaresborough on 22-01-2025 has been answered by Baroness Merron.

Heading: Nursing Associates: Recruitment
Question ID: 1758111
UIN: HL4352
House: Lords
Date tabled: 2025-01-22
Asking Member ID: 4151
Asking Member display name: Lord Willis of Knaresborough
Asking Member handle: lordwillisg
Asking Member Twitter reference: @lordwillisg
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Question text: To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to meet the targets for increasing the number of nursing associates included in the 2023 NHS Long Term Workforce Plan.
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Date answered: 2025-01-29
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Answering Member ID: 347
Answering Member display name: Baroness Merron
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Answering Member Twitter reference: Baroness Merron
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Answer text: As of September 2024, there were 6,161 full time equivalent nursing associates employed across National Health Service trusts and integrated care boards in England. This is 424, or 7.4%, more than a year previously.Training and retaining talented NHS staf...
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Answering body ID: 17
Answering body name: Department of Health and Social Care
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