Will the Cabinet Secretary provide information on the number of nurses who joined the workforce each year since 2012/13 to present, and the number of nurses who have left for the same time period, broken down by each of Wales's health boards?
We are committed to addressing the recruitment challenges that exist in Wales and recognise the need for increased training places for nurses and other healthcare professionals.
Last month I announced £107m investment package to support education and training programmes. This represents an increase of £12m compared with 2017/18, and an extra 161 nurse training places in 2018/19, an increase of 10% across all four nursing fields. The number of nurse training places has risen by 68% (1053 places in 2014 to 1771 places in 2018).
The second phase of the Train Work Live campaign, launched in May 2017, focused on registered nurses, showcasing the diversity of NHS nursing careers available and the lifestyle choices available in Wales.
The table below provides the number of nurses (headcount) who have joined and left NHS Wales for each year from 2012-13 to 2016-17. These figures relate to contracted headcount and do not include bank staff. They also do not include internal movement within NHS Wales; the Welsh Government does not hold this information by each health board and trust.
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2012-13 |
2013-14 |
2014-15 |
2015-16 |
2016-17 |
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Joiners |
1053 |
1305 |
1430 |
1540 |
1686 |
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Leavers |
1111 |
1176 |
1374 |
1497 |
1522 |