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An all graduate profession will not deliver better patient care and is not the future for nursing warned UNISON, the UK's largest health union. UNISON's response to the latest DOH and Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) consultations on nurse training found that the overwhelming majority of nurses see their place as by the bedside.

The union is calling for a wide entry-gate into nursing to encourage more people into the profession and to nail the "too posh to wash" scenario.

Gail Adams, UNISON Head of Nursing, said:

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"The NHS needs to attach more importance to workforce planning and simply cannot afford to exclude willing recruits.

Empire State College to offer its first nursing courses this fall

Empire State College plans to offer its first nursing courses toward a bachelor's degree to at least 40 students this fall.

The Board of Regents approved the school's first health program this week.

The school has hired a nursing program director and three faculty and expects total enrollment to grow to 232 in five years.

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