Whether the NHS is responsible for setting quotas for the number of dietetics student placements available and, if so, (a) what the quota w…

The NHS is not responsible for setting quotas for the numbers of dietetics student placements. However, the NHS is working in partnership with higher education institutions to identify increased placement opportunities for dietetic students in training.
Following the decision of the British Dietetic Association to withdraw from the allocation of clinical placements for dietetics students, a Scottish Stakeholder Partnership (SSP), including higher education, NHS placement providers, NHS dietetics managers, and NHS Education for Scotland was created to oversee practice placement and work towards self-sufficiency in Scotland. The SSP agreed to a level of placement that equated to approximately six weeks of placement provision per dietitian (whole-time equivalent).
Although progress has been made and dietetics students have been able to take up increased numbers of placements made available in Scotland, NHS dietetic services continue to work towards self-sufficiency for placements in Scotland.