Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 28749
Nurses: Training
Tabled: 4 February 2025
Answered: 12 February 2025
Question
Bradley Thomas
Conservative — Bromsgrove
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of reducing academic barriers to entry to the nursing profession.
Answer
Karin SmythNo such assessment has been made.Universities are responsible for setting their entry requirements in line with standards of proficiency, conduct and performance of nurses, as set out by the Nursing and Midwifery Council. It would not be appropriate for t...
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