Submitted on Tuesday 24th March 2020
Rejected on Wednesday 1st April 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Wipe the student loans of 3rd year Nursing students who help with COVID-19
Current 3rd year Nursing students are being asked by the Government and the NHS to help with the COVID-19 crisis. These students are the ones who fell into the 2016-2019 funding hole that has left them with mountains of student debt. Those who opt in to helping should have their student debt wiped.
In 2016, bursaries for Nursing students were scrapped. Despite this, aspiring nurses still signed up for courses knowing they would be left with mountains of debt.
The very same students found out last year that they are going to miss out on the new £5000 a year Nursing grants that start September 2020.
Now in the 3rd year of their degree, they are being asked to opt in to a placement to help with the shortage of nurses during the COVID-19 crisis.
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petition.parliament.uk/petitions/310559
You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:
NHS website: www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
UK Government website: www.gov.uk/coronavirus
You can read NHS tips to help if you are worried about coronavirus here: www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/coronavirus-covid-19-anxiety-tips
You may also be interested to know that because of the large number of petitions that have been started in relation to coronavirus, the Petitions Committee has been questioning the Government about its response to the coronavirus outbreak.
Find out more and watch the Committee put questions suggested by petitioners to Government Ministers and the Deputy Chief Medical Officer: committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/news/145767/committee-question-deputy-chief-medical-officer-and-ministers-on-coronavirus-response/
Read letters asking further questions of Government Ministers: committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/publications/3/correspondence/
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