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  • Nursing set to become all graduate entry by 2013


    Degree level education will raise quality of patient care.

    All new nurses will be educated to degree level from 2013 making them better equipped to improve the quality of patient care, Health Minister Ann Keen announced today.

    The minimum level for pre-registration courses for nurses will be raised from diploma to degree level and these courses will meet new standards developed by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), the professional regulator for nursing.

    The timetable for implementation puts in place The NMC recommendation to make all courses for new nurses degree level.

    This recommendation came after the four UK Health Departments asked the NMC to carry out a consultation and review of pre-registration nurse education and is supported by all the key nursing bodies.

    Speaking ahead of the Chief Nursing Officer’s Summit in Gateshead, Health Minister Ann Keen said:

    “Nurses are the largest single profession within the health service, and are critical to the delivery of high quality health care.

    “By bringing in degree level registration we can ensure new nurses have the best possible start to meet the challenges of tomorrow.

    “Degree level education will provide new nurses with the decision-making skills they need to make high-level judgements in the transformed NHS.

    “This is the right direction of travel if we are to fulfil our ambition to provide higher quality care for all.”

    Chief Nursing Officer Christine Beasley said:

    “More young people than ever are studying for a degree and this will make nursing more attractive to them.

    “Degree-level nurse education will be supported by a national framework for preceptorship which will ensure that new nurses have the support they need to make the transition to confident practitioner.

    “This demonstrates our commitment to the NHS Constitution pledge to provide staff with rewarding job training and development opportunities to provide high quality, safe and effective care.”

    NMC Chief Executive and Registrar, Dickon Weir-Hughes said:

    “The NMC are very pleased to announce the timescale for the introduction of our new Standards for pre-registration nursing education. The public rightly expect to receive high quality care from nurses. The new standards will be a cornerstone in ensuring that nurses are able to meet these expectations and continue to provide safe and effective care in the future.

    “Raising the minimum level of education programmes to degree is essential in ensuring that future nursing students are fully prepared to undertake the new roles and responsibilities that will be expected of them by end of the programme.

    “The different structure of programmes will also ensure that all newly registered nurses are competent in meeting the basic care needs of all people as well as being able to deliver complex care in their chosen field.”

    RCN Chief Executive & General Secretary Dr Peter Carter said:

    “This is an important and historic development, which the RCN has been in support of for many years.

    “All nurses need to put quality care at the centre of what they do, and they also need extensive knowledge, analytical skills and experience to work in a range of settings.

    “Many nursing roles are demanding and involve increasingly advanced levels of practice and clinical knowledge.

    “This is not about restricting entry to the nursing profession, in fact we must ensure that the door to nursing continues to be as wide as possible.

    “Students must also be properly supported to continue in their studies. Above all, we need a nurse education system which encourages the best entrants to pursue a career in care.”

    Alastair Henderson, Deputy Director, NHS Employers said:

    “Employers in the NHS supported proposals for all nurses to be educated to degree level so today’s announcement is welcome news.

    “We believe it will contribute to strengthening the quality of care to patients. Employers will need consider the implications of the change and look at how they use all their nursing staff, both registered and non-registered, ensuring they have the right skills mix appropriate to the task required.”

    The Nursing and Midwifery Council is developing new standards and competences for pre-registration nurse education. They will consult widely early in 2010 and announce the new standard and competencies in Autumn 2010. It is expected that programmes at degree level using the new standards will start from September 2011.


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