The future regulation of nurse and midwife education

The requirement for student nurses and midwives to spend such a large amount of hours in clinical practice during their training has long been contentious.
Critics of this regulation argue that nursing purports to be an evidence-based profession, how can we continue to insist upon such a burden for students, educators and mentors which has no basis in evidence? Others insist a lengthy grounding in clinical practice is essential for students to gain experience and put their academic learning into