Current status: Answered by Neil Gray on 18 September 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what estimate it has made of how many full-time equivalent nurses there will be in 2025-26.
Scottish Government do not hold an estimate of the number of full-time equivalent nurses there will be in 2025-26.
Student number targets are set after extensive engagement with key stakeholders to provide stability across partners including higher education institutes.
Nursing Students graduate after 3 years, some take 4 or even 5 years, and as with all educational courses there is some attrition which makes it difficult to forecast the exact numbers of graduates.