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I agree Ananymous above. The report's proposal that 'students should be barred from nursing courses unless they had spent a minimum of three months working on the direct care of patients under the supervision of a registered nurse' seems bizarre. It means that there would be even more inexperienced unqualified staff working on wards simply to get work experience. It would also mean that those with parents with exsitng NHS connections have a better chance of getting on courses as they could pull strings to get thier children the work experience. It would be a retrograde step by inhibiting access for people from disadvantaged backgrounds into nursing.