NHS to miss out on recruiting thousands of nurses if BTecs are scrapped
by Denis Campbell Health policy editor from World news | The Guardian on (#61BHG)
Hospital bosses issue warning as government moves to end technical qualifications for healthcare students
The NHS will miss out on recruiting thousands of nurses every year as a direct result of the government scrapping BTec courses in health and social care, hospital bosses have warned.
NHS Employers wrote in a letter to the education secretary, James Cleverly, that it had serious concerns" about the plan, which it fears will exacerbate the health service's acute staffing problems.
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