(1)Whether, following reports that the current nursing shortage in public health care stands at 1 nurse per 218 patients, his department will form a partnership with Temporary Employment Services (TES) in terms of (a) training nurses and (b) induction courses; if not, why not; if so, by what date will this commence;
(2) (a) what medical training will TES offer and (b) has the training been accredited;
(3) (a) how is TES funded and (b)(i) what percentage of nurses are they able to train and (ii) at what total cost;
(4) what training will be prioritised in terms of the agreements?