Will the Minister provide the number of Welsh-speaking nurses who have left NHS Wales for each of the last 5 years?
Answered by Minister for Health and Social Services | Answered on 20/12/2023
Welsh Speaking Leavers - Nurses
Year |
Listening/Speaking Welsh - Foundation level and above |
Total Nurse Leavers |
% Listening/Speaking Welsh - Foundation level and above of Total Nurse Leavers |
Oct-18 to Sep-19 |
212 |
1462 |
14.50% |
Oct-19 to Sep-20 |
242 |
1666 |
14.53% |
Oct-20 to Sep-21 |
320 |
2063 |
15.51% |
Oct-21 to Sep-22 |
237 |
1654 |
14.33% |
Oct-22 to Sep-23 |
70 |
1600 |
4.38% |
Notes: -
- When an individual leaves a permanent or fixed term contract between two periods of time and they do not appear as an employee with a permanent or fixed term contract at the end of the period, either within the same organisation or within a different NHS Wales organisation, they are classed as a leaver
- Staff can exit NHS Wales by way of a number of reasons, these can include resignation, dismissal or retirement
- Source: Electronic Staff Record