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Title: Keep the NHS bursary
Post by: Simon W on November 25, 2015, 11:37:22 pm
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
Title: Re: Keep the NHS bursary
Post by: mrjonathanr on November 25, 2015, 11:43:14 pm
Signed.
Title: Re: Keep the NHS bursary
Post by: webbo on November 26, 2015, 06:54:16 am
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 ;D
Signed.
Title: Re: Keep the NHS bursary
Post by: duncan on November 26, 2015, 08:02:29 am
Also applies to physiotherapists and other allied health professionals.
Title: Re: Keep the NHS bursary
Post by: Simon W on November 26, 2015, 10:32:05 am
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.
Title: Re: Keep the NHS bursary
Post by: fried on November 26, 2015, 05:36:20 pm
Done. Hope so too.
Title: Re: Keep the NHS bursary
Post by: webbo on November 26, 2015, 07:04:58 pm
89,000 plus signatures when I looked a few minutes ago. Only 19,000 more for debate in Parliment.
Title: Re: Keep the NHS bursary
Post by: Simon W on November 26, 2015, 10:04:00 pm
Over 100,000 now, good stuff!
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