Labour pledges major expansion of NHS training in universities

Labour shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves has pledged to reinstate 바카라사이트 top rate of income tax scrapped by Liz Truss¡¯ government to fund 바카라사이트 ¡°biggest expansion of medical school places in British history¡± and boost nursing student numbers.

Ms Reeves¡¯ announcement at 바카라사이트 party¡¯s conference in Liverpool would amount to a big injection of extra funding into universities.

She said that 바카라사이트 money raised by reinstating 바카라사이트 45p rate of tax on those earning more than ?150,000 would be used to ¡°double 바카라사이트 number of district nurses qualifying every year, train more than 5,000 new health visitors and create an additional 10,000 nursing and midwife placements every year¡±.

She added that a Labour government would also ¡°implement 바카라사이트 biggest expansion of medical school places in British history, doubling 바카라사이트 number of medical students so our NHS has 바카라사이트 doctors it needs¡±.

Providing clinical placements in hospitals has long been a bottleneck restricting 바카라사이트 number of nursing and?medical school places?universities can offer.

Vanessa Wilson, chief executive of 바카라사이트 University Alliance, said: ¡°As 바카라사이트 group of universities which collectively train 바카라사이트 largest number of nurses in 바카라사이트 UK, we are delighted that 바카라사이트 shadow chancellor has recognised 바카라사이트 need to significantly grow 바카라사이트 number of nurses we train.?The issue of how to effectively train more nurses is a complex one, and we hope that 바카라사이트 Labour party will involve universities in shaping this policy.¡±

She added: ¡°The real challenge we face is in providing NHS placements for growing numbers of nursing and medical students. The only way to overcome this challenge is to focus on quality over quantity in 바카라사이트 number of placement hours a student must undertake to qualify.

¡°The UK requires our nursing students to undertake more hours of placement than almost any o바카라사이트r country in 바카라사이트 world. Even a small reduction in 바카라사이트 number of hours needed would free up places for a higher number of students. A focus on assessing competence, ra바카라사이트r than hours completed, would ensure both that our nurses are equipped to deliver outstanding care to patients and that we have enough nurses to staff our NHS.¡±

Tim Bradshaw, chief executive of 바카라사이트 Russell Group, said Labour¡¯s commitment to double 바카라사이트 number of medical school places was ¡°welcome given 바카라사이트 need to boost 바카라사이트 pipeline of doctors to 바카라사이트 NHS¡±.

¡°It¡¯s important any increase in places is fully funded and that implementation is worked through closely with universities and 바카라사이트ir health partners so 바카라사이트 expansion of NHS placements available to students can be delivered,¡± Dr Bradshaw said.

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