Ms Karen McGowan:

That is a very good question. Based on the applications for nursing this year, there has been an increase in students applying for nursing and midwifery courses. Having said that, it is a long four years and it is particularly difficult when the circumstances in which they are working are challenging. We certainly need to retain and to keep training the nurses in the way we are doing but it is a very challenging environment and the next four years will be very challenging and telling.