Health Education England

Many respondents to the workforce consultation called for education and training funding to be protected. We agree, so we will ensure that HEE establishes transparent systems to ensure that organisations who receive MPET funding are held to account for using it for the education and training of the NHS workforce.

MPET is not ring-fenced and it is the responsibility of SHAs to invest the budget appropriately, as they are best placed to assess the health needs of their local health community and plan the workforce they need. There is an education and training service level agreement (SLA) between SHAs and the Department, which ensures that [...]