[Simon W]

Please sign if you agree.

I'm a second year mental health nurse. The majority of nurses on my course are mature students with families. Our degree is full time, we study or work on placement for 47 weeks of the year. When on placement we work a 40 hour week whilst writing essays and holding down part time jobs to fund our studies. Without the NHS bursary myself and many of my colleagues would be unable to manage financially.

https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/113491

[mrjonathanr]

Signed.

[webbo]

Please sign if you agree.

I'm a second year mental health nurse. The majority of nurses on my course are mature students with families. Our degree is full time, we study or work on placement for 47 weeks of the year. When on placement we work a 40 hour week whilst writing essays and holding down part time jobs to fund our studies. Without the NHS bursary myself and many of my colleagues would be unable to manage financially.

https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/113491

You think it's tough now, just wait till you qualify
Signed.

[duncan]

Also applies to physiotherapists and other allied health professionals.

[Simon W]

Ha ha, yep expecting it to only get tougher based on my acute placements!

Good point about OTs, physios etc. Each professional body has put out a response to the proposed cut, I'm sure they'll unite and hopefully we'll get another Tory U turn.

[fried]

Done. Hope so too.

[webbo]

89,000 plus signatures when I looked a few minutes ago. Only 19,000 more for debate in Parliment.

[Simon W]

Over 100,000 now, good stuff!