Tuesday, 30 May 2023

Major change to nursing and doctor degrees in bid to plug NHS shortages

Major change to nursing and doctor degrees in bid to plug NHS shortages Ministers desperate to plug NHS shortages are floating plans to shorten doctors’ training by a year.

The radical plans would see doctors’ degrees reduced from five to four years, while nursing students could be fast-tracked to be qualified in just two-and-a-half years.

Critics warn the move would put patient safety at risk and even drive would-be doctors and nurses away from the NHS – worsening the shortages the plan is designed to solve. The Independent

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