New Support Package To Open Up Healthcare Careers

Thousands of young people from disadvantaged backgrounds will be supported into healthcare careers under a new government package aimed at widening access and tackling inequality.

The measures include 2,000 additional nursing apprenticeships in areas with the greatest need, alongside support for a further 2,000 students from deprived communities to apply to medical school through funded access programmes. The government has also committed to increasing the proportion of medical students who received free school meals by 50% over the next decade.

The package forms part of the government’s wider 10 Year Health Plan and includes expanded training opportunities, targeted investment, and initiatives designed to remove barriers to entry into healthcare professions.