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| Nurse and midwife training places boosted by 10.8% | Nurse and midwife training places boosted by 10.8% |
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| The Scottish government is to fund about 360 extra training places for nurses and midwives in the next year. | The Scottish government is to fund about 360 extra training places for nurses and midwives in the next year. |
| The health secretary said there would be an increase of 10.8% in the numbers recruited to funded degree programmes. | The health secretary said there would be an increase of 10.8% in the numbers recruited to funded degree programmes. |
| Shona Robison said the increase would take the number of students entering the profession in Scotland from 3,360 to 3,724. | Shona Robison said the increase would take the number of students entering the profession in Scotland from 3,360 to 3,724. |
| Ministers have previously committed to 2,600 new training places during the current parliament. | |
| The new intake would boost student numbers to a record high of more than 12,000, Ms Robison said. | The new intake would boost student numbers to a record high of more than 12,000, Ms Robison said. |
| She added: "This 10.8% increase - the sixth increase in a row - is just one step to sustain that into the future, ensuring we recruit and retain the next generation of staff. | She added: "This 10.8% increase - the sixth increase in a row - is just one step to sustain that into the future, ensuring we recruit and retain the next generation of staff. |
| "We have retained bursaries and free tuition for nursing and midwifery students. | "We have retained bursaries and free tuition for nursing and midwifery students. |
| "We intend to extend and increase successful initiatives, which bring former nurses and midwives back into practice. And we are improving access to education and careers in the professions." | "We intend to extend and increase successful initiatives, which bring former nurses and midwives back into practice. And we are improving access to education and careers in the professions." |
| The Royal College of Nursing said the rise was welcome, but that more needed to be done to make nursing attractive as a profession. | The Royal College of Nursing said the rise was welcome, but that more needed to be done to make nursing attractive as a profession. |
| Scotland associate director Ellen Hudson said Scotland needed more nurses. | Scotland associate director Ellen Hudson said Scotland needed more nurses. |
| 'Right direction' | 'Right direction' |
| She added: "Over the past year we have seen the highest ever rates of nursing vacancies within our NHS and significantly higher levels of nursing vacancies within the care home sector. | She added: "Over the past year we have seen the highest ever rates of nursing vacancies within our NHS and significantly higher levels of nursing vacancies within the care home sector. |
| "Nurses are struggling to deal with increased workloads and we know more nurses will be retiring over the coming years." | "Nurses are struggling to deal with increased workloads and we know more nurses will be retiring over the coming years." |
| Ms Hudson said recent surveys had shown a lack of nursing staff was having an impact on patient care. | Ms Hudson said recent surveys had shown a lack of nursing staff was having an impact on patient care. |
| She said: "Today's announcement on student places for 2018-19 is a move in the right direction. | She said: "Today's announcement on student places for 2018-19 is a move in the right direction. |
| "We are pleased that the Scottish government has listened to our concerns and has recognised that in recent years Scotland has simply not been training enough nurses." | "We are pleased that the Scottish government has listened to our concerns and has recognised that in recent years Scotland has simply not been training enough nurses." |