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Nurses: Training

Asked by Jim ShannonDemocratic Unionist PartyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 3 November 2025UIN 85150

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase the number of funded women's health nursing training posts.

Answered by Karin Smyth

The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) set the standards for nursing education in the United Kingdom. These standards prepare nurses to deliver care in a variety of roles and settings. There is no NMC-mandated requirement for post registration education for nurses working in women's health. It is the responsibility of individual employers to invest in the future of their workforce and to ensure specialist nurses have the appropriate ongoing training and continuing professional development to provide safe and effective care.

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