Health written question – answered at on 14 February 2013.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate he has made of the number of nurses that will (a) join and (b) leave the NHS in 2013.
No central estimate has been made of the number of nurses that will join or leave the national health service in 2013. Local NHS organisations are responsible for the skill mix of their work force as they are best placed to assess the health needs of their local health community and must have the freedom to deploy staff in ways appropriate for local conditions.
The Centre for Workforce Intelligence has been asked to review the nursing work force with more input from employers and to advise whether the current level of training is sufficient to maintain a balance between supply and demand in future years. This report is expected to be published shortly.
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