Nursing professors from the prestigious Birmingham City University (UK) visited the University of Navarra, where they exchanged views with students and staff professor of the School Nursing Degree and internship nursing. The visit is part of the commitment of the School of Nursing to offer students a more international and global vision of the profession.

During the session, one of the conclusions reached was that, despite the differences that may exist between the two models (British and Navarre), both are aimed at improving the quality of training and staff of student. Kevin Crimons, Michael Adams and Gerri Nervin highlighted the great demand for the Degree at their university, where the issue number of students per year is around 800. Also, unlike the Spanish model , the Degree is three years long and covers four main areas, which coincide with the specialization program that the student chooses from the first year: Mental Health, Adult Nursing, Child Nursing and Learning Disabilities.

Regarding the academic plan, they explained that in England they have 8 to 9 weeks of theory, followed by the same period of practice, contrary to what happens in Navarra where theory and internship alternate morning and afternoon; however, both models give great importance to the clinical internship .

Quality of care, the most affected by the crisis
Crimons, Adams and Nervin also referred to the healthcare cuts and how these are affecting internship nursing. They mentioned that England, since the onset of the crisis, is facing a serious problem of declining quality of care in hospitals and nursing homes "as the recruitment of nurses from Degree has been reduced and replaced by staff technicians, in theory, cheaper". "This, they said, has led to an increase in the number of deaths in these centers in recent years".