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Chamber and committees

Question reference: S6W-29494

  • Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: 3 September 2024
  • Current status: Answered by Neil Gray on 18 September 2024

Question

To ask the Scottish Government what estimate it has made of how many full-time equivalent nurses there will be in 2025-26.


Answer

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.