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Alison Twycross: Give more school-leavers a solid foundation for entry to nursing courses

Many young people just miss out on the qualifications needed to undertake a nursing degree course. The option of a foundation year would help them to make the grade and could ease the workforce crisis, says nursing professor Alison Twycross
Posted 07 March 2018 - 07:00
 
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