Response To Council Of Deans Student Nurse Figures By Royal College Of Nursing, UK

Main Category: Nursing / Midwifery
Article Date: 30 Jun 2006 - 0:00 PDT

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In response to the Council of Deans' survey on student nurses, Janet Davies, Executive Director, Service Delivery at the RCN said:

"These are deeply worrying figures and throw into sharp relief the impact of the financial crisis in the NHS. In order to tackle burgeoning debts, trusts have cut or frozen the very posts that newly-qualified nurses would move into. This is a short-term move which will have a devastating impact not only on student nurses, but on the rest of an over-stretched nursing workforce, and on patient care.

"Thousands of pounds have been invested in the training of student nurses, and we desperately need them in the health service, caring for patients. People considering nursing as a career may now think twice. If there is no long-term vision the NHS could soon be facing a serious shortage of nurses."

Royal College of Nursing, UK