Submitted by Siana Anderson-Brooks on Monday 2nd February 2026
Published on Monday 30th March 2026
Current status: Open
Open until: Wednesday 30th September 2026
Current Signatures: 72
(count is updated approximately hourly)
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Apprentice ~ apprenticeships ~ Boost ~ Debt ~ Education ~ Ensure ~ Face ~ Fairness ~ Fairs ~ FITNESS ~ Forced ~ Forgive ~ Healthcare ~ Jobs ~ Living costs ~ Loan ~ NHS ~ NHS staff ~ Nurses ~ Professional ~ Recruitment ~ Reform ~ Restore ~ RISE ~ Staff ~ Staffed ~ Studies ~ The NHS ~ work ~ Years
Support student nurses with loan Forgiveness, fair pay & service recognition
I urge the Government to act now to support student nurses by implementing three key reforms:
1) Forgive loans and restore free nursing education;
2) Continued service recognition for NHS employees who stop work to complete a full-time nursing degree;
3) An apprentice wage for placement hours
Starting a demanding nursing career with debt discourages students.
Recognising 'continued years of service' for NHS staff who stop working for full-time healthcare study prevents financial and professional disadvantages for seeking career progression.
Unpaid placements and rising living costs force students into extra jobs, impacting their studies and fitness to practice. Those without apprenticeships/sponsorship face financial hardship.
Reforming this will boost recruitment retention, and ensure a resilient, well-staffed workforce, ultimately strengthening the NHS.
If you want to sign this petition (as opposed to merely discuss it), you need to do that on the government's e-Petitions website.
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