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The number of international students arriving in the UK to study nursing is on the rise. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

There is growing recognition that adults with complex long-term conditions require care that is shaped and delivered with an integrated health and social care perspective. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Around 200 nursing students at Canterbury Christ Church University were told they must complete eight more weeks on placement because of an error. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article focuses on the need for government and England's chief nursing officer to respond to the crisis of nurses walking away from the National Health Service (NHS) and the profession. Topics discussed include the need to reverse cuts to training budgets, the number of nursing vacancies in the NHS in England and details on the Nursing Workforce report.

Nurses are being asked for their views on education standards for the profession, including whether course providers can relax entry requirements. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The number of students accepted on to UK nursing courses is up, in part it seems, due to the profession's high profile in the pandemic. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article reports that a record number of people have applied to study nursing in the United Kingdom, citing the number of applications received by the Universities and Colleges Admission Service for nursing courses by its January 29, 2021 deadline. Topics include the esteem the public has for nurses as illustrated by the rise in application, the number of nursing vacancies in England and the annual bursaries introduced by the British government for nursing students in England in 2020.

The article reports on the reaction of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) to a decrease in the number of applicants for nursing degree courses across Great Britain starting in the 2018-2019 academic year. The RCN calls for a campaign to increase applicant numbers. RCN general secretary Janet Davies has criticized the government for failing to address nursing shortages. The organization suggested to offer grants to nursing students and to develop a comprehensive and long-term workforce strategy.

The article looks back at the year 2017 that has both challenged and shown the very best of nurses in Great Britain. Topics discussed include an online petition calling for an end to pay restraint, a drop in nursing degree applications and the professional response of nurses to a terrorist attack in Westminster.

The article reports on extra nurse training places that have been made available by the British government for students receiving their A-level results. Topics include universities that will have additional capacity on their nursing degree courses, the number of students that were accepted by British universities and colleges in August 2017, and nursing degree places available at Middlesex University.

The article focuses on the plan by the British government to scrap the bursary and apply fees for degree courses, along with its impact on mature student applications. Topics covered include the percentage drop in nursing degree applications, the confidence shown by the Department of Health on the recovery in application rates and the introduction of new routes into nursing. Also mentioned are the insights of Kevin Crimmons of Birmingham City University on the issue.

The article reports on the need to augment nursing student applications from England according to the British Royal College of Nursing (RCN).

The article presents the data from the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS), which showed that there is a 23% decline in the number of applications for nursing degree courses in England to 33,810 in January 2017. Also cited are the government's plan to abolish bursary funding as the main reason for the reduction, as well as the comments by Canterbury Christ Church University's Debra Teasdale and Council of Deans of Health chairperson Jessica Corner on the issue.

The article discusses the reported decline in applications for nursing degree courses in universities in Great Britain. Topics covered include the noted impact of scrapping bursary funding for nursing students in England, the reported drop in applications for nursing, midwifery and allied health courses in December 2016, and the reported reduction in number of applications to the learning disability field. It also discusses the optimistic outlook of some universities in Great Britain.

A letter to the editor is presented on the issue of limiting access to nursing education based on academic requirements.

This section offers news briefs related to nurses in Great Britain, including a warning from the Royal College of Nursing about the ill-defined role of the nursing associate, the impact of the decreasing number of school nurses and a decline in the number of applications to nursing courses.

The article reports that actress Emilia Clarke who was appointed ambassador by the Royal College of Nursing will help promote the nursing profession on social media amidst reports by universities and colleges across Great Britain on the decline in nursing course applications.

This section presents the most-read articles on the nursing sector that were featured in the Web site, nursingstandard.com in the week of February 14, 2018.

The author comments on a decline in the number of applicants for nursing courses across Great Britain starting in the 2018-2019 academic year. He attributes the enrollment drop to the government's move to charge tuition fees to nursing students in England and remove their bursary. He urges the government to restore the bursary, to cover tuition fees and expand the number of places for the sake of the future health of the nation.

The article reports on the end of year report from the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service showing a 23% drop in applications in England in 2017. Topics discussed include a drop in the number of mature entrants to nursing and the pattern for 18 year olds showing much greater equality for nursing courses than average.

The article reports on data from the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service which reveal that fewer mature students began nursing degrees in 2017 in Great Britain.

The article focuses on the concern expressed by the Queen's Nursing Institute (QNI) about the future of the district nursing workforce in Great Britain after the release of the 2015-2016 report on district nurse education.

Statistics are given regarding the number of people enrolled on a trainee assistant practitioner course at Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals according to the National Health Service (NHS) Trust.

The article reveals that the number of applications to nursing programmes from mature students have dropped more than one quarter, according to the Royal College of Nursing in Great Britain.

An increasing number of universities are testing course candidates' caring credentials. Jennifer Sprinks reports on her exclusive research. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article offers news briefs in the nursing profession as of mid-February 2017, including the sharp decline in the number of students who want to pursue nursing in Great Britain, and the special day event for Queen's Nurses scheduled in June.

Fresh concerns have been raised over the future of district nursing, as new figures reveal the number qualifying from specialist postgraduate programmes is set to fall despite rising demand for services. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Universities are taking action to reduce the number of students who leave nurse training, says Linda Ferguson. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Multiple mini-interviews give lecturers insights into the potential of applicants as future nurses, says Beattie Dray [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The number of applications for UK nursing degree courses in 2013 has soared to 193,973 -- the highest figure ever -- representing an 11.1 per cent increase on last year. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The author reflects on compassion tests which many British universities are using with potential nursing students to determine if they possess the personal qualities that are required of nurses. He suggests that compassion tests make sense if they are well executed. He argues that testing nursing students for personal values could help reduce student attrition rates.

Degree and diploma nursing courses received more applications than any other subject for the first time, according to statistics from the Universities and Colleges Admission Service (UCAS). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]