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<p>The latest Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) data from October
2018 shows that demand for nursing courses remains strong, with applications exceeding
available places in 2018. The number of acceptances to nursing and midwifery courses
in 2018 is consistent with earlier years, at approximately 22,000.</p><p> </p><p>Final
UCAS data will be published in December 2018.</p><p> </p><p>The Department is working
with relevant bodies across health and education to monitor the effects of the healthcare
funding reforms.</p><p> </p><p>We have been working with Health Education England
and the university sector to ensure students continued to apply for courses this year.
In September 2018 Health Education England launched a campaign to improve the perception
of nursing to encourage applications to relevant undergraduate courses for UCAS applications
in 2019.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has also put in place significant interventions
to boost the supply of nurses, ranging from training more nurses, offering new routes
into the profession, enhancing reward packages to make nursing more attractive and
improve retention, and encouraging those that have left to return to nursing.</p>
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