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Reform nurse education funding, cancel debt & reinstate bursaries

Submitted by Sabrina Garnowski on Friday 21st November 2025

Published on Monday 22nd December 2025

Current status: Open

Open until: Monday 22nd June 2026

Current Signatures: 606
(count is updated approximately hourly)

Relevant Departments

Department of Health and Social Care

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Petition Action

Reform nurse education funding, cancel debt & reinstate bursaries

Petition Details

Abolish tuition fees for nurse training, reinstate the NHS nursing bursary, and forgive existing student loan debt for nurses working in the NHS.

Additional Information

Newly qualified nurses in England often graduate with over £60,000 of debt. Research by the the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) and London Economics suggests that forgiving nurse student debt could retain nurses 7–10 years longer and save the NHS over £1bn. We believe that the current funding model dissuades people from entering nursing and worsens staff shortages.

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