amanda kirton, bbc news.used a surge in applications to study for health care qualifications. there‘s been, for example, a 16% increase in the number of people wanting to study nursing. phil mackie has been to meet some new recruits. sirens blare horns beep these were some of the most uplifting images during lockdown. every week across the country we gathered to thank health care workers. clap the nhs! applause. this is the next generation already getting used to the new normal. go! and if you are working on the front line, you need to be taught how to deal with unruly and aggressive patients. these first—year paramedics are part of a new wave of people signing up for these types of courses, nursing of course, as well, and that is largely because of what has happened over the last six months. ok, in your own time, off you go. in worcester, they have doubled their number of health care students and have added an extra intake next year. we have got a record year of nursing students who have started with us this