title: Will HEE and LETBs deliver the 'right nurse'?
abstract: The restructuring of the NHS in England will see the loss of strategic health authorities, with their workforce education remit being transferred to a completely new structure comprising Health Education England (HEE) and Local Education and Training Boards (LETBs). HEE will provide national oversight of strategic workforce planning and allocate the education and training budget, and will also be responsible for national schemes like junior doctor training. The LETBs will be populated by representatives of health-care providers and professionals, and will be the interface with HEE. They will be charged with ensuring high-quality outcomes from educational investment and meeting the needs of health-care delivery, patients and the public. The universities, colleges, employers and other local education providers will remain responsible for educating the health-care workforce.
authors.affiliation: King's College London, Florence Nightingale School of Nursing and Midwifery.
authors.forename: Alison
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: While
mesh_terms: D004501:Education, Medical; D004506:Education, Nursing; D004739:England; D006075:Governing Board / Q000458:organization & administration*; D018166:Health Care Reform; D006801:Humans; D013222:State Medicine