AQW 9941/22-27 Written question to the Minister of Health
To ask the Minister of Health how much funding is provided to train specialist nurses, which will help free up doctors.
Asked by Nuala McAllister MLA on 11 April 2024
- Answered
- Written
- Tabled
- 11 April 2024
- Answer due by
- 26 April 2024
- Answered
- 25 April 202414 days after tabling
- Department
- Department of Health
- Priority question
- No
Answer
Post registration education is commissioned to ensure the Nursing and Midwifery workforce is adequately equipped with the necessary skills and knowledge to deliver safe and effective care and transformational change. It is not linked to a Doctor substitution model.
Numbers and costs vary from year to year depending on population health and service sustainability needs.
In 2023-2024 the following programmes were commissioned:
| Name of Programme | Numbers | Cost |
| Advanced Nurse Practitioner | 38 | £386,689 |
| Specialist Practice | 152 | £1,090,059 |