Following the news that NHS England has announced a new Level 7 apprenticeship mitigation fund, the Council’s CEO, Ed Hughes has issued the following statement:

“The announcement that the government is launching a new Level 7 health and care apprenticeship mitigation fund is welcome news for providers of these vital health education courses. While we await further detail in September, this appears to be a good step forward.

Many members in England were very concerned at the initial changes to Level 7 apprenticeship funding and we have lobbied hard on their behalf to explain the challenges this would present to delivering the future NHS workforce.

We are glad that government has listened to our calls for specific support for these key programmes and that the voices of our members have been heard and positively responded to.”