title: Degree-level education is an essential part of modern health care.
abstract: Dame Jill Macleod Clark is leading the work of the Nursing and Midwifery Council on education standards for the registered nurse degree, compiling views from nurses, students, educators and patients across the UK about the key competencies registered nurses need, both now and in the future.
authors.forename: Dame Janet
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Finch
mesh_terms: D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009721:Nurse Midwives / Q000193:education; D006113:United Kingdom