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Student market not providing enough nurses, says watchdog

Damning report says removing number planning for nursing degrees has resulted in shortages

A review of the NHS nursing workforce by the National Audit Office has concluded that changes to the ways in which student nurses are recruited and funded is leading to a shortfall in the health service.

While there was a 5 per cent increase in the number of students beginning undergraduate nursing degrees between 2017 and 2019, the government is way off its target of a 25 per cent increase, according to the NAO. More than 43,500 nursing vacancies were reported in NHS trusts over the same period.

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