Chichester's nursing school is to double in size to meet high demand which could make it one of the UK's top cities for trainee healthcare workers.
The multimillion-pound facility, at the University of Chichester, only opened last year but recently undertook further construction to accommodate growing numbers of students applying to its courses.
Building work on the centre was completed this week to open a new top floor with more clinical classrooms and mock wards for real-life simulation training.
The £2.6million redevelopment will now include the University’s Physiotherapy courses.
Head of the School Dr Nita Muir said the centre is ready to consider student applications from now – for enrolment as early as next month.
She saidd: “The response to the launch of our nursing degrees last year was so overwhelmingly positive that we wanted to expand our facilities to give more opportunities to people keen on becoming healthcare workers – though applications should be sent this month before spaces fill.
“We are developing nurses of the future who demonstrate compassion and care, but also courage in the face of extreme challenges with superior digital skills for a new-era of post-Covid healthcare.”
In a first for its healthcare tuition, students will learn with virtual reality headsets, which enables lecturers to recreate live clinical and community settings to prepare them for working on the wards or in care homes.
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