Student nurses
| Authority | Manx Care |
|---|---|
| Date received | 2024-12-27 |
| Outcome | Some information sent but not all held |
| Outcome date | 2025-01-23 |
| Case ID | 4339037 |
Summary
The requester asked for historical data on student nurses trained on the Isle of Man and their subsequent employment status. Manx Care provided statistics for the years 2018 to 2023 but could not supply data for 2024 or the total since inception as it was not yet processed or held.
Key Facts
- Manx Care does not hold data for 2024 as it has not yet been processed.
- The authority could not provide cumulative figures for nurses trained since the inception of the program.
- Data was provided for the years 2018 through 2023.
- In 2021, two nurses left the island and two did not practice as nurses.
- All other years reported zero nurses leaving the island or not practicing.
Data Disclosed
- 2018: 12 trained, 6 employed on island, 18 left island, 0 didn't practice
- 2019: 13 trained, 4 employed on island, 17 left island, 0 didn't practice
- 2020: 15 trained, 5 employed on island, 19 left island, 1 didn't practice
- 2021: 14 trained, 6 employed on island, 16 left island, 2 didn't practice
- 2022: 13 trained, 4 employed on island, 17 left island, 0 didn't practice
- 2023: 15 trained, 5 employed on island, 20 left island, 0 didn't practice
- 2024-12-27
- 2025-01-23
- 4339037
Exemptions Cited
- Information not held or cannot be found after taking reasonable steps
- Data for 2024 has not yet been processed
Original Request
How many student nurses have completed their nurse training on the Isle of Man since its inception? Of the student nurses who completed their training how many gained employment on the Isle of Man as newly qualified nurses? How many nurses went off island to gain employment in other jurisdictions?
Data Tables (1)
| Number of Nurses trained | Adult | Mental Health | Number employed on Island | Number left Island | Didn’t practice as a nurse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 13 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 15 | 5 | 19 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 14 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022 | 13 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 15 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
Full Response Text
Manx Care Noble’s Hospital, Strang Braddan, Isle of Man IM4 4R (01624) 650 000
Our ref: 4339037 22 January 2025
Dear
We write further to your request, received 27 December 2024, which states:
"How many student nurses have completed their nurse training on the Isle of Man since its inception? Of the student nurses who completed their training how many gained employment on the Isle of Man as newly qualified nurses? How many nurses went off island to gain employment in other jurisdictions?"
While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, in this instance the public authority does not hold or cannot, after taking reasonable steps to do so, find some of the information that you have requested. Data for 2024 has not yet been processed.
I have detailed below the information that is held.
Number of
Nurses
trained
Adult
Mental
Health
Number
employed
on Island
Number left Island
Didn’t
practice
as a
nurse
2018
12
6
18
0
0
2019
13
4
17
0
0
2020
15
5
19
1
0
2021
14
6
16
2
2
2022
13
4
17
0
0
2023
15
5
20
0
0
Please quote the reference number 4339037 in any future communications.
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Yours sincerely