Community and District Nurses 2024-03-05
2024-03-05
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Q1
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There has been growing concern over the recruitment and retention of community and district nurses, with significant declines in numbers. Community nursing has seen a 40% drop in district nurses, and health visitor numbers have fallen by almost a third.
What steps she plans to take to improve the recruitment and retention of community and district nurses, given the crisis brewing over the past decade?
Record funding is going into our NHS. In addition to the 9% increase in community nursing since 2019, we are investing over £2.4 billion in education and training through the NHS long term workforce plan, which commits to increasing training places for district nurses by 41% by the end of the decade.
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Assessment & feedback
The questioner sought guarantees on support despite funding shortfalls, but the answer did not address these specific concerns.
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Q2
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There has been a crisis brewing in community-facing nursing over the past decade, with the number of district nurses down by 40% and health visitor numbers in England and Wales falling by almost a third. NHS funding faces a £2 billion black hole.
What guarantees will the Minister provide that this vital workforce will be supported, when health budgets in all the nations of the UK are under increasing strain and NHS funding faces a £2 billion black hole?
Record funding is going into our NHS. In addition to the 9% increase in community nursing since 2019, we are investing over £2.4 billion in education and training through the NHS long term workforce plan, which commits to increasing training places for district nurses by 41% by the end of the decade.
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Assessment & feedback
The questioner sought guarantees on support despite funding shortfalls, but the answer did not address these specific concerns.
Response accuracy