Mr. Dean Sullivan:

We can certainly come back on that as it is an operational issue. We can also give more definitive numbers on the number of nurses. I know that in this year alone we have offered 47 new nurse training places and, as Ms Magahy has indicated, the progress that we have made and expect to make around networks and specialist teams will result in a step-change increase in all aspects of the community workforce of nursing, health and social care professionals, in particular, but also other staff as well. I am happy to come back with more specific numbers on that, but there has been demonstrable progress during 2020 and that will accelerate in 2021.

It would be better to take the operational issue that was raised offline. To reassure the Deputy, of the 47 who have been offered places, 14 of those have already taken up posts.