The Royal College of Nursing has welcomed news that applications to study nursing at degree level have risen by over 70%.
RCN chief executive and general secretary, Dr Peter Carter, said it is very encouraging that so many people of all ages are choosing a career in nursing and that they are pursuing the graduate route into the profession. “Due to increasing demands on the health service, nursing care in the future will only become more valuable, and at the same time more complex. We need to ensure that there is a good supply of well trained, caring people going into nursing,” he commented, adding that students must have the right financial support and the right pastoral care to ensure that they continue their studies.
