COVID-19NMC proposes controversial shake-up of Educational Standards for Student Nurses
Draft educational standards for student nurses reveal that Mentors could be replaced by Educational Assessors. The Nursing and Midwifery Council...
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Sharp drop in the number of mature student nurses
There has been a sharp drop in the number of mature students applying for nursing courses following the removal of the NHS Bursary....
2,000 Extra Nursing Associates Expected in 2018
Health Education England has said that at least a further 2,000 people are expected to be trained as nursing associates...
NHS Spending £15m on 1000 Physicians Associates by 2020
The Health Secretary has committed £15 million into training 1000 new physicians associates by 2020. Physicians Associates are set to start working alongside...
Nursing Apprenticeships Starting in September 2017
Degree-level nursing apprenticeships are set to start in September 2017, the government has confirmed. The introduction of nursing apprenticeships follows major...
Junior Doctors FORCED to Work Under New Contract for 4 Years
Jeremy Hunt, the Health Secretary, has today announced that newly qualified Doctors will be forced to work for the NHS under the...
NMC Responds to ‘Nursing Associate’ Role
The Nursing and Midwifery Council have made it clear that the new routes into the Nursing profession must have the same "robust...
Consultation on Modern-Day SEN or ‘Nursing Associate’ Launched by HEE
In December 2015 the government announced plans to introduce a new 'Nursing Associate', compared to many as the modern-day State Enrolled Nurse...
Nursing Associates to be Introduced in 2017
The Government has today announced that it plans to introduce a "Nursing Associate" role to help bridge the gap between trained Nurses...
NHS Student Bursary CUT in Spending Cuts
George Osbourne has today announced that the NHS Student Bursary and tuition fee payment is to be scrapped under the latest...
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