Nursery World - 70m NHS childcare strategy is on track

The National Health Service is on track to meet its target of creating 150 new on-site nurseries in England by 2004, with 120 already open or in the pipeline, delegates at a conference in London were told last week. The delegates attending the second annual NHS childcare conference, Beyond Workplace Nurseries, heard that the on-site nurseries already up and running or on the way will provide 5,200 places, paving the way to meeting the 2004 target of 7,500 places.

The delegates attending the second annual NHS childcare conference, Beyond Workplace Nurseries, heard that the on-site nurseries already up and running or on the way will provide 5,200 places, paving the way to meeting the 2004 target of 7,500 places.

The NHS's 70m childcare strategy is also on track to meet its target of providing access to childcare co-ordinators for all staff, with 124 co-ordinators already in place across the country and another 50 being appointed. More than 250,000 NHS staff have children aged under 14 and the childcare will enable more nurses and doctors to return to work in the NHS.

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