Policy paper

50,000 Nurses Programme: delivery update

Sets out progress on the 50,000 nurses manifesto commitment, and how the target will be achieved.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Published: 7 March 2022

This was published under the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

Applies to England

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50,000 Nurses Programme: delivery update

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In 2019, the government committed to increasing the numbers of registered nurses in the NHS in England by 50,000 by the end of the Parliament. This update sets out more detail about the programme, including progress made so far and what the plans are to meet this target.

This publication is also the response to a request from the Public Accounts Committee to provide more information about how the manifesto commitment will be achieved.

Published 7 March 2022