FOI/202100225129 · FOI · unclear
Total amount of medical and nursing students from 2010-2021: FOI release
Information requested
The capped number of medical and nursing students at Scottish Universities from 2010 to 2021 intake and the nursing students split by speciality course.
Response
The target student intake figures for nursing students at Scottish Universities from 2010 to 2021 by field of study are as follows:
Target intake Not including honours* Including honours Field 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Adult 2211 1937 1677 1727 2025 2100 2216 2307 2574 2701 2813 2954 Mental Health 404 400 360 360 420 420 443 465 515 602 655 740 Learning Disability 60 60 90 100 100 100 110 110 122 144 151 151 Children 203 203 203 203 245 245 258 267 287 302 317 317 Midwifery 182 100 100 140 160 173 182 191 206 257 270 287 Total 3060 2700 2430 2530 2950 3038 3209 3340 3704 4006 4206 4449
* Prior to 2014, a number of universities offering honours degrees in nursing were not included in the capped numbers. The target student intake figures for medical students at Scottish universities from 2010 to 2021 are as follows:
Medicine Target intake 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 900 900 845 848 848 848 898 898 953 1013 1038* 1117
*Revised to 1138 due to factors caused by the pandemic. About FOI The Scottish Government is committed to publishing all information released in response to Freedom of Information requests. View all FOI responses at http://www.gov.scot/foi-responses.
Contact Please quote the FOI reference Central Enquiry Unit Email: ceu@gov.scot Phone: 0300 244 4000 The Scottish Government St Andrews House Regent Road Edinburgh EH1 3DG
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