University Alliance responds to the latest UCAS application figures
…capacity to train nurses in the UK that is a more long-term issue than year-on-year fluctuations in demand from students. “The challenge in training nurses is driven by a lack of placement capacity within the NHS itself, as well as a lack of long-term and joined up planning from government. To tackle the NHS workforce crisis for the long-term, the regulatory, planning and funding environment needs to be optimised to expand training capacity in uni…