Ask your MP to sign EDM on the NHS bursary

UNISON is urging everyone who is concerned about the scrapping of the NHS bursary to ask their MP to sign EDM 294 on the issue. In his autumn statement, Chancellor George Osborne announced the scrapping of the NHS bursary in England for new student nurses, midwives and allied health professionals from 2017. The NHS bursary system will be replaced with the standard undergraduate system, with fees of up to £9,000 and a much larger student loan for maintenance. These changes would see students burdened with at least £51,600 of debt, plus interest and any overdraft and commercial debt. UNISON is concerned that these changes will damage the future supply of healthcare professionals and patient and staff safety, by exacerbating recruitment problems. “UNISON’s campaign to save the NHS bursary will ensure that there is adequate and fair funding for healthcare students – our future NHS workforce,” says UNISON head of nursing Gail Adams. “Contacting your MP about UNISON’s campaign is a good way of raising the profile of the issueand bringing attention to the impact of the proposed bursary cuts on healthcare students. “An Early Day Motion has now been tabled in Parliament and MPs can show their support for the campaign by adding their name to this. It has already been signed by MPs from a number of different political parties”. UNISON has produced guidance on how to contact your MP and what to include in your message. How to write to your MP EDM 294 The article Ask...
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