[ThomasC]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

Nursing is a professional registration so it has to have higher education attached; there's very robust information about how this increases patient safety. That said, there is a pretty major problem at the moment, in that we have a major shortage of health professionals (made even worse by Brexit) and - because the entry salary just isn't attractive enough - Universities are having a tough time attracting the best candidates, and so entry requirements are kept low... and "passing" requirements also low (40% ) so basically you have an awful low of mediocre skill/mediocre ability people coming through who inevitably make mediocre or worse professionals.

But they can't raise requirements because we're already in a situation where there are critical staff shortages and not enough in training as it is.

The answer though as always is money. Better funded education with proper living costs covered, and better salaries to make it more attractive as a career choice and thus more competetive.

Yep