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A new government package worth £172 million will help to train thousands more nursing degree apprentices.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
More students will have the opportunity to apply for places on nursing, midwifery or allied health professional courses in England, following unprecedented demand.
A new national adult social care recruitment campaign has been launched to boost the adult social care workforce in England as part of a wider plan to attract more staff into the sector.
The campaign will help get 50,000 more nurses and 26,000 more primary care professionals working in the NHS in the next 5 years.
People who are already working as healthcare professionals could train to become doctors and nurses more quickly now that the UK has left the EU.
Secretary of State for Health and Social Care Matt Hancock's speech at Policy Exchange.
All nursing students on courses from September 2020 will receive a payment of at least £5,000 a year which they will not need to pay back.
The Health and Social Care Secretary has announced £20 million funding to prepare more young people for an entry-level job or apprenticeship in the NHS.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
Health and social care workers from the EU with professional qualifications can continue to practise in the UK as they do now.
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