State-of-the-art nursing school coming to University of Chichester
It'll begin taking students from September
A new state-of-the-art nursing school in to open at the University of Chichester this year.
It's hoped the new School of Nursing and Allied Health will develop hundreds of healthcare workers by 2025, with three-year courses in Adult Nursing open to students from September.
The facility has received £1.2 million of funding from the Coast to Capital Local Enterprise Partnership.
Head of school Dr Nita Muir, a registered nurse of 30 years, will oversee the new degree programmes.
She said: “We will be developing nurses of the future – who not only demonstrate compassion and care, but courage in the face of extreme challenges, as we’ve seen across the Covid pandemic, and who possess superior digital skills for a new-era of British healthcare.
“Nursing today is a more complex environment than ever before and nurses take a much more holistic view of healthcare – from A&E through to end-of-life. We have specifically partnered with major healthcare providers across Sussex to person-centred real-life experiences of contemporary nursing into the curriculum to create a degree unlike any other in the UK.”
Once opened, it will feature several mock wards to provide students with real-life simulation training.
University Vice-Chancellor Professor Jane Longmore said: “This is an extremely positive development for Chichester and its region. The University has a proud heritage of training students for the professions and we look forward to the development of a new School of Nursing and Allied Health working with University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust and others Trusts across the region.”