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Nurses: Training

Commons · Question 77767 · Tabled 16 Sep 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 13 Oct 2025

Question

Asked by Andrew Snowden

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions his Department has had with the Nursing and Midwifery Council on the balance of academic and practical training in nurse education programmes.

Answer

Answered by Karin Smyth, 13 Oct 2025

No recent discussions have taken place. Higher education institutions and practice placement providers develop the content of programmes and determine the balance of academic and practical learning in line with the outcome standards set by the Nursing and...