Question reference: S5W-31587
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 4 September 2020
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Current status: Answered by Clare Haughey on 10 September 2020
Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its plan to appoint an additional 250 school nurses by 2022.
Answer
The Scottish Government remains on track to meet the Programme for Government 2018-19 commitment to have an additional 250 qualified school nurses in place by the end of 2022. We are in discussion with Health Boards and Higher Education Institutions for the 2020-21 intake with the expectation a further 50 students will commence this academic year.