title: Government sets 'ambitious' target to cut student attrition.
abstract: High numbers of students dropping out of nursing courses have been a concern in the profession for decades. But efforts to reverse the trend are now underway, with the government instructing Health Education England (HEE) to reduce 'avoidable' drop-out rates by 50% by 2017.
authors.forename: Erin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Dean
mesh_terms: D002321:Career Choice; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate; D005249:Fees and Charges; D006076:Government; D006801:Humans; D008611:Mentors; D013332:Student Dropouts / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D013338:Students, Nursing; D006113:United Kingdom