In reaction to the NHS Ten Year Health Plan, Vanessa Wilson, CEO of University Alliance said:
“The government’s NHS Ten Year Heath Plan represents a significant stride forward in meeting the country’s evolving healthcare needs.
“It’s encouraging to see recognition that nurses and allied health professionals must be highly trained. Unfortunately, this is at odds with the recent removal of apprenticeship levy funding for the high-level healthcare apprenticeships. We’ll be engaging with the updated workforce plan to understand how advanced healthcare training, and especially the 2,000 new nursing apprenticeships, will be funded.
“We also welcome the plan’s focus on innovation and collaboration. Alliance universities, as key players in healthcare research, education and skills, should be central to delivering the plan. To grow the domestic workforce, government must work closely with universities to tackle falling applicant numbers and limited placements, and improve long-term planning for local workforce needs.
“A refreshed workforce plan must fully involve schools, universities, and colleges to align policies across health, social care, education and skills. Without long-term sustainable funding for training and a credible implementation strategy, today’s plan risks falling short.”
For more on UA’s position, read our proposals to the NHS Ten Year Health Plan consultation here.
About University Alliance
University Alliance (UA) represents 16 of the country’s leading professional and technical universities.
They are leading providers of teaching in healthcare education and degree apprenticeships, they educate 1 in 3 of the country’s nurses and a substantial number of its midwives and allied health professionals.
University Alliance’s members are:
Anglia Ruskin University, Birmingham City University, University of Brighton, Coventry University, University of Derby, University of Greenwich, University of Hertfordshire, Kingston University, Leeds Beckett University, Middlesex University, Oxford Brookes University, Robert Gordon University, University of South Wales, Teesside University, University of West London, UWE Bristol.
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