
The NHS is preparing for further disruption to services as nurses walk out again in their bitter dispute over pay
(Picture: Jacob King / PA)The number of applicants to university or college courses this year has fallen, with applications to nursing down almost 20 per cent, Ucas figures have shown.
A total of 596,590 people had applied to undergraduate courses at UK institutions by the January deadline, down 2.3 per cent from last year, according to figures from the university admissions service.