August 2021
England drives a record rise in student nurse numbers despite falls in 2 devolved nations
The Nursing Times reports a record number of students have been accepted onto nursing courses across the UK for 2021, but a breakdown of the latest data shows a drop in incoming students in Scotland and Northern Ireland. Yesterday, the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) published its latest analysis for 2021 which revealed 26,730 people have been accepted onto nursing courses across the UK – an 8% increase from 2020.