On the 3rd of May, the Depaitment of Health (DH) published its guidance on how education comimssioneis, woikfoice planneis, umveisities and NHS tiaimng and development professionals can develop pathways to encouiage and suppoit a widening of the entry gate to pie-iegistration undeigiaduate nursing piogiammes (DH), 2010) The move to an all-giaduate musing legistei will begin m autumn 2011, following a debate that has laged foi some yeais The pioposal was eventually latified by the Nuising and Midwifery Council (NMC) aftei a full pviblic and piofessional consultation m 2008 The NMC's decision to make the futuie configuiation of the nuismg register all-giaduate was heavily influenced by the report of the UK Chief Nuising Officeis PH, 2006a), led by Piofessoi Beasley The lepoit was vehement m communicating the need for a nuismg woikfoice that is competent and fit to piovide for the futuie health needs of the national population
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