a really good educator and leadership workforce, which is what you were talking about previously, to make sure that those nurses remain really competent, highly skilled to deliver the care? i ve been in the nhs for 36 years and i ve seen many things come through and i ve been an educator for 30 years in the nhs. it s essential that we consider how we train and value our nurses moving forward. and it s important for the government to, what s the word, portray the fact to present it as being backed by clinical professionals and senior nhs management. is it? we ve not seen the full plan yet, i have to say. we haven t seen the full plan yet. we ve had some briefings around the full plan. so i m really interested to see what actually is presented today by rishi and the other ministers that come forward. but it s good you re on first name terms with him already though. that s. . .that s. .. yeah. that s right. but you re waiting, you re waiting to see the meat on the bones first. y
Nursing students in England will now be able to claim 50% more for the cost of accommodation and travel for their clinical placements, the government has announced.
Yeah. that s right. but you re waiting, you re waiting to see the meat on the bones first. yeah, well, we are. and these are the areas that we ve been talking about when we ve been coming in around our pay negotiations, making sure that nurses are valued, that they re paid, they have working times and conditions which are really appropriate and also addressing those areas across social care. and i m really pleased to hear that not only the callers, but the show is addressing that the social care and the nhs networks are one and that this is a way that patients pass through from from birth to death. everybody needs a nurse, everybody meets a nurse and the systems need investing both systems need investing in. but from the plan s perspective, we need to see what the detail is and then we ll be able to respond more around that. that is nicola ashby talking earlier to nicky campbell. joining me is my