The University of Portsmouth has been successful in its bid to provide adult nursing education from next year, bringing nursing education back to Portsmouth.
The first 110 students will begin training from February 2017 with the first graduates in nursing roles from Summer 2020.
The course is a major boost to the region and will help address a serious shortage of nurses.
The announcement by NHS Commissioners (Health Education for Wessex, Kent, Surrey and Sussex) follows a formal year-long NHS procurement process.
University Vice-Chancellor Professor Graham Galbraith said the agreement was a major boost to the region, to healthcare providers and to the University. He said:
“I couldn’t be more delighted to see nursing training resume once again at Portsmouth and that we will be playing an important role in helping address a critical shortage of well-trained nurses.
“It is a very prestigious win for Portsmouth and signals a step change in our already well-established role as a provider of world class health-related courses, including those in dentistry, pharmacy, radiography, paramedic medicine, social work, healthcare science and occupational health.
“We have a strong and established suite of courses in health-related disciplines and this will enable us to train professionals in a team setting closely mimicking the healthcare environment in which so many work. Added to our new optometry programme, this also deepens our existing regional partnerships with the NHS.”
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