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Increase financial support for Midwifes and Nurses at university.

Submitted on Monday 25th June 2018

Rejected on Friday 29th June 2018

Current status: Rejected

Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)

Petition Action

Increase financial support for Midwifes and Nurses at university.

Petition Details

2017/18 student midwives and nurses are the first group of students not to receive bursaries. Due to the high number of unpaid clinical hours it is not possible to take up part time work. Financial support is based on family income and not the outgoings or personal circumstances of students.

Additional Information

There is a national shortage of midwives & nurses, yet pursuing this career is highly challenging as its virtually impossible to afford the basics e.g. Accommodation, food & travel.
This is specially challenging for mature students supporting a family.
Healthcare students are timetabled for min 45 weeks per year. Working unpaid clinical hours alongside studying, means a part time job is not possible. Universities strongly recommend against extra work.
The current government plan needs reviewing.


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This petition was rejected

The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:

There's already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.

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