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<p>In August 2017, the Government changed the funding system for pre-registration
nurse training in England. New nursing, midwifery and allied health profession students
studying in England moved from National Health Service bursaries to the standard student
support system. The intention of the reforms is to boost participation, secure the
future supply of home-grown nurses to the NHS, and enable universities to create additional
nurse training places.</p><p>The standard student support system means that a typical
student nurse has 25% more money to live on while they are studying than under the
bursary system (albeit in the form of a student loan rather than a grant).</p><p>The
interim People Plan published on 3 June 2019 sets out some of the steps needed to
ensure the NHS in England have the staff they need to deliver high quality care, including
growing our nursing workforce by 40,000 in the next five years.</p><p>The most recent
data available from UCAS covers the B7 group of courses (nursing and midwifery courses
aggregated together) rather than nursing. It is the latest position on the number
of acceptances to nursing and midwifery courses as of 30 August 2019. Data for 2019
and the equivalent time point in previous years is shown in the following table.</p><p>
</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Acceptances to nursing and midwifery courses
two weeks after the start of clearing. All applicants to English providers.</p><table><tbody><tr><td
colspan="5"><p>Academic year</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nursing and midwifery</p></td><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>2019/20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Acceptances
2 weeks after A-level results day</p></td><td><p>20,300</p></td><td><p>21,490</p></td><td><p>20,180</p></td><td><p>19,350</p></td><td><p>20,190</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p>Source: UCAS clearing analysis.</p><p> </p><p>Nursing specific data, up to
and including the 2018 end of cycle is shown in the following table. This data will
be updated in December 2018.</p><p>The number of students over the last five years
who accepted a place to study nursing at university is shown in the following table.</p><p>The
Department does not hold data on part-time student trends.</p><table><tbody><tr><td
colspan="4"><p>Acceptances to nursing courses at English providers over the last five
years</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5"><p>Academic year</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nursing
course acceptances</p></td><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>2018/19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>All
acceptances</p></td><td><p>19,025</p></td><td><p>19,305</p></td><td><p>20,415</p></td><td><p>19,515</p></td><td><p>19,035</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Acceptances
from those aged 20+</p></td><td><p>13,030</p></td><td><p>13,230</p></td><td><p>14,065</p></td><td><p>12,845</p></td><td><p>12,430</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source:
UCAS end of cycle data, 2018</p><p>Note:</p><p>- The 2016/17 academic year was the
final year students starting a degree in nursing were eligible for the bursary.</p><p>-
Students aged 21+ are classified as mature students for university funding purposes.
The closest category in the UCAS end of cycle data was for those aged 20+.</p><p>-
Nursing courses include adult, children’s, dual, learning disability, and mental health
nursing.</p>
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