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Nurses: Training

Commons · Question 85150 · Tabled 27 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 3 Nov 2025

Question

Asked by Jim Shannon

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase the number of funded women's health nursing training posts.

Answer

Answered by Karin Smyth, 3 Nov 2025

The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) set the standards for nursing education in the United Kingdom. These standards prepare nurses to deliver care in a variety of roles and settings. There is no NMC-mandated requirement for post registration education ...