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At the same time it said a controversial proposal to close the nursing department could be replaced by a new plan which would mean the university would carry on training student nurses.

The other two car buyers involved were Andrew Wrench, described as "a postman with a penchant for fast cars", and student nurse Amy Hopcraft.

Lucy Letby failed her final year student nurse placement because she was "cold" and lacking empathy with patients and families, a public inquiry has heard.

A major bottleneck is limitations by hospitals on the number of student nurses they will accept for on-the-job training, she said.

The RCN has called on the government to provide better financial backing for student nurses.