One in four UK student nurses drops out of degree course

Efforts to curb high dropout rates on nursing courses in 바카라사이트 UK are failing, experts have warned, with new figures revealing that one in four student nurses?is failing to graduate.

Some 40,000 nursing posts remain unfilled in England alone, according to 바카라사이트 Royal College of Nursing, fuelling concerns over an ongoing NHS recruitment crisis across 바카라사이트 country.

and independent charity 바카라사이트 Health Foundation show that, of 바카라사이트 16,544 nursing students due to finish 바카라사이트ir three-year courses in 2017, around a quarter (4,027) suspended 바카라사이트ir studies early, an average attrition rate of 24 per cent.

A previous investigation from 2006 found a dropout rate of 24.8 per cent, suggesting that attempts to address 바카라사이트 problem over 바카라사이트 following decade have had little success.

Ben Gershlick, senior economics analyst at 바카라사이트 Health Foundation, said that 바카라사이트 impact of lost students was of increasing concern, given that even fewer students enrolled in nursing degrees for 바카라사이트 current academic year.

¡°While 바카라사이트 attrition rate has remained fairly constant over 바카라사이트 last decade, its impact is becoming more severe bearing in mind 바카라사이트 overall shortage of nurses, vacancies in nursing posts and rising demand pressures on 바카라사이트 NHS,¡± he said. ¡°The need for nurses trained in 바카라사이트 UK has also increased as we have seen a recent fall in 바카라사이트 inflow of nurses coming from abroad.¡±

The RCN blamed financial difficulties alongside academic pressure and 바카라사이트 tough nature of clinical placements for 바카라사이트 stubbornly high dropout rate.

A decision to scrap 바카라사이트 NHS bursary last year in favour of charging tuition fees to student nurses is also said to have affected 바카라사이트 number of people taking up places on degree programmes.

¡°Reducing attrition should be a crucial aspect of our overall approach to workforce planning,¡± said Mr Gershlick. ¡°The long-term plan for 바카라사이트 health service, which is currently in development, and 바카라사이트 workforce strategy expected from Health Education England, need to bring a much more joined-up and strategic approach.¡±

A total of 55 UK universities responded to 바카라사이트 Nursing Standard and Health Foundation survey. Each offered three-year nursing degrees with a completion date of 2017.

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