Next steps: who are the 'future nurses'?

This report by the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS), in collaboration with Health Education England (HEE), focuses on 'future nurses', painting a picture of the next generation of nurses, many of whom have been inspired by the [Coronavirus Disease 2019] COVID-19 pandemic. It seeks to understand why, at a time when health and social care services have - in many ways - never been more challenged, tens of thousands of individuals are excited to enter the nursing profession. But who are these 'future nurses'? What, and who, has shaped and inspired their decisions? What excites and worries them most about their next steps? And, with UCAS forecasting that annual demand could reach 52,000 by 2025 - an 8 per cent increase on the current figure, what can we learn from these individuals to shape the workforce of the future?

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