Male applicant numbers 'not even close to 2016'.

The article reports on the statement by University of Southampton professor of nursing workforce policy Jane Ball about the number of nursing degree applications from male school leavers. Topics discussed include comparison of the number of applicants in the 18-year-old male group for courses starting in 2019 with 2018 according to NHS England, increase in the number of applications from men in all other age groups in 2019, and decline in male applicant numbers in the three years to 2019.