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Further drop in nursing students beginning training
The number of students starting nursing courses in England for 2018-2019 has dropped by more than 500 places, according to statistics from the university clearing service.
Ministers claimed that reform of nurse student funding in England in 2015 would boost student places and increase the number of trainee nurses in England. However, student nursing numbers across the UK have fallen from 27,240 last year to 26,890 in 2018.
The Royal College of Nursing’s Lara Carmona said: “When there are tens of thousands of vacant nursing jobs, the Government’s own policy is driving down the number of trainees year after year.These figures are a harsh reminder for ministers of the need to properly address the staffing crisis that is putting safe and effective patient care at risk.
“This piecemeal approach to policy-making is futile. We urgently need comprehensive workforce plans that safeguard recruitment and retention and respond to patient needs in each country. This should include incentives to attract more nursing students. The government must bring forward legislation in England, and build on law in Wales and the current draft bill in Scotland, that ensures accountability for safe staffing levels across health and care services. The impact of the 2015 reforms must be reviewed. The Department of Health and Social Care promised this two years ago and it is high time it was published.”
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