Skip to main content
Logo icon
Lewes
Conservatives

Main navigation

  • News
  • Branches & Clubs
  • Events
  • People
  • About Us
  • Contact
  • Surveys
Logo icon
Lewes
Conservatives

MP WELCOMES OVER 13,700 MORE NHS NURSES

  • Tweet
Tuesday, 27 October, 2020
MP WELCOMES OVER 13,700 MORE NHS NURSES

New statistics showing 13,700 more nurses in the NHS have been welcomed by Lewes MP and NHS nurse Maria Caulfield MP.

The number of nurses in the NHS in England increased by 13,718 compared with last year, and the number of doctors has risen by 7,810, figures to the end of July show.

Alongside this, the latest UCAS figures out last month show there are record numbers of people accepting a place to study nursing in England, with a 23% increase on the same time last year, or 5,000 more student nurses.

Over the summer, the NHS People Plan set out how the NHS will put staff wellbeing at its heart with a new recruitment, retention and support package. It sets out practical support for wellbeing such as safe spaces to rest and recuperate, wellbeing guardians and support to keep staff physically safe and healthy.

Maria Caulfield MP said “Nursing is such a wonderful and rewarding profession that I am proud to have spent over two decades working in full time before becoming a Member of Parliament.

"I am pleased that since introducing nursing apprenticeships similar to the hands-on training that I received, we have since more nurses in the NHS. I hope that these nurses will enjoy a long and successful career in our NHS.”

You may also be interested in

Maria Caulfield

Maria Caulfield

Conservative MP for Lewes

Maria Caulfield has been the Member of Parliament for Lewes since 2015.

  • Westminster News

WATCH: Growing the Economy | Rishi Sunak visits Hitachi Rail

Monday, 30 January, 2023

Show only

  • Articles
  • Local News
  • Media
  • National News
  • Opinions
  • Reports
  • Speeches
  • Westminster News

Nursing is such a wonderful and rewarding profession.

NHS Digital has published its monthly NHS workforce data for July 2020.

Over the last year (July 2019 to July 2020):

•             the number of nurses has gone up by 13,718, from 281,474 to 295,193

•             the number of doctors has gone up by 7,810, from 112,797 to 120,607

Student nurses do not have full registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), and so are counted as ‘support to clinical staff’. They are not included in the ‘nurses’ count. Medical students are on the same standing as Foundation 1 doctors, and so are counted as ‘doctors’ in the statistics.

Lewes Conservatives working hard in Lewes, Newhaven, Polegate, Seaford and the surrounding villages

Footer

  • About RSS
  • Accessibility
  • Cookies
  • Privacy
  • About Lewes Conservatives
  • Candidate Forms & Constitution
  • Membership
  • Postal or Proxy Votes
ConservativesPromoted by Jane Slater on behalf of the Lewes Constituency Conservative Association, both at Unit 6, Villandry, West Quay, Newhaven, BN9 9GB
Copyright 2023 Lewes Conservatives working hard in Lewes, Newhaven, Polegate, Seaford and the surrounding villages. All rights reserved.
Powered by Bluetree