Degree-level apprenticeships are not a quick fix

The apprenticeship route into nursing has great potential but it must be properly funded

I appeared before the Commons education select committee in June when it discussed nursing degree apprenticeships, looking at reasons behind the low level of take-up since the scheme was announced in 2016.

Degree-level apprenticeships could be a positive addition to the current routes into nursing, and there are a small number of high-quality programmes across the UK which are working well.

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However, in England they were quickly introduced following the removal of funding for university undergraduate programmes, the introduction of student loans, the introduction of nurse associates