[Margaret Pilkington]

There were State Enrolled Nurses as well Margaret......they were phased out a few years ago.....mainly by retirement and a lot of the former SEN's trained up to become SRN's

Yes, the report has become clearer, and it does appear that Nurses will train for degree status.......the training to be an SRN/RGN has always been 3years, but apparently the new training will concentrate more on the academic stuff and there will only be limited time spent on the wards.
I see this as being a poor way to teach a practical skill......practical skills need to be earned through practical experience........we are going to have people turned out who may be academically good, but have very limited practical skills.

Another thing is why do a degree in Nursing? If you are set to do a degree go and do something that is more lucrative.

The article you have read Jaysay, echoes my sentiments entirely.......I think that this writer must have access to my brain's hard drive.