Abby Trainer, chief nurse at Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust, said: “We have been leading the NQN rotation programme on behalf of Joined Up Care Derbyshire.
“It has allowed NQNs an opportunity to work in different healthcare settings.
“With financial constraints affecting the NHS some partner organisations involved in the rotation are now having to prioritise other things.
“While this is disappointing for us we understand difficult decisions need to be made at an organisational level.”
Krishna Kallianpur, chief nurse at Chesterfield Royal Hospital, said: “We have had to prioritise funding to support our service needs and, whilst we absolutely recognise the importance of the developing opportunities for those on the programme, currently, we are not in a position to support this longer term.”
A spokesperson for University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust confirmed they were no longer providing funding for the scheme but continue to recruit newly qualified nurses directly to the trust with a dedicated training and development team.