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WQ89116 (e) Wedi’i gyflwyno ar 20/09/2023

Faint o fyfyrwyr nyrsio sydd wedi'u cofrestru ar gyrsiau nyrsio'r flwyddyn academaidd newydd hon (2023/24) ym mhob prifysgol sy'n cynnig cyrsiau nyrsio, a sut mae hyn yn cymharu â phob blwyddyn dros y deng mlynedd diwethaf?

Wedi'i ateb gan Y Gweinidog Iechyd a Gwasanaethau Cymdeithasol | Wedi'i ateb ar 02/10/2023

Students recruited onto commissioned pre-registration nurse programmes delivered in Wales have increased by 79% over a ten-year period, from 1,004 students in 2013 to 1,793 students in 2022/23. This equates to an average increase of 7.8% each year.

 

13/14

14/15

15/16

16/17

17/18

18/19

19/20

20/21

21/22

22/23

23/24

Autumn only

Aberystwyth

University

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

53

85

Bangor

University

180

204

261

305

364

407

375

398

516

203

149

Cardiff

University

287

299

336

348

322

278

343

391

367

306

253

Open University

-

-

-

-

-

39

61

68

102

80

32

Swansea

University

273

273

345

355

401

453

500

534

508

406

294

University of

South Wales

264

283

392

380

398

441

351

508

502

512

490

Wrexham University

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

233

218

To note:

·         Figures provided by HEIW.

·         Aberystwyth and Wrexham Universities did not take on a cohort of nurses until 2022/23.

·         The Open University did not take on a cohort of students until 2018/19.

·         Indicative figures only for 2023/24 included as final intake numbers not known at this stage.

 

There are indications that numbers are returning to pre-pandemic levels after the atypical highs seen during the pandemic.  However, overall applications for 2023 have increased when compared to 2019 (pre-pandemic) and are the third highest application numbers on record.

A reduction in applications for nursing is a trend that is being seen across the four UK nations and is not unique to Wales.