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Nurses: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of reducing academic barriers to entry to the nursing profession.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
4 Feb 2025
Target answer date
6 Feb 2025
Answer
12 Feb 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 4 Feb 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of reducing academic barriers to entry to the nursing profession.

  2. 6 Feb 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 12 Feb 2025

    Answer published

    No such assessment has been made.Universities are responsible for setting their entry requirements in line with standards of proficiency, conduct and performance of nurses, as set out by the Nursing and Midwifery Council. It would not be appropriate for t...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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