Workforce crisis warning ahead of bursary debate
Scrapping NHS bursaries for courses like nursing and midwifery will cause a “workforce crisis”, claims healthcare union Unite. (Source: Nursing Times)
Source: Nursing Times - May 4, 2016 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
The government’s plans to axe the NHS bursary place our health service in jeopardy
Today the Labour Party are bringing the vital issue of NHS bursaries back to the House of Commons by holding an opposition day debate.
Nurses, midwives and allied health professionals make an immense contribution to our NHS and our country as a whole – and yet the government plans to remove the NHS bursary, making it harder for the health workers of the future to receive the training they need, and harder for our health service to recruit much needed nurses and other health staff to care for us.
The government should be busting a gut to recruit more student nurses. And yet this governments desperate perseverance with aus...
Source: UNISON meat hygiene - May 4, 2016 Category: Food Science Authors: Dave Prentis Tags: General secretary's blog News NHS bursary save the NHS bursary student nurses Source Type: news
Ask your MP to speak up for student health professionals
UNISON members and everyone who uses the health service are being urged to email their MPs, asking them to make sure they take part in tomorrow’s opposition day debate on plans to scrap NHS bursaries in England.
The debate was called by shadow health secretary Heidi Alexander on the plans to scrap bursaries student nurses, midwives and other health professionals in England, replacing them with student loans.
It will take place tomorrow afternoon (4 May) after Prime Minister’s Questions in the House of Commons.
MPs will debate a cross-party motion signed by 139 MPs from all major parties, calling on the gover...
Source: UNISON Health care news - May 3, 2016 Category: UK Health Authors: Tony Braisby Tags: Article health health care healthcare student NHS bursary NHS students nursing students save the NHS bursary Source Type: news
Labour calls Commons vote to save student bursaries
Labour’s shadow health secretary Heidi Alexander has called an “opposition day debate” on the government’s plans to scrap NHS bursaries for student nurses and midwives. (Source: Nursing Times)
Source: Nursing Times - April 29, 2016 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
The government needs to re-think plans to scrap bursaries, says RCN
The Royal College of Nursing says the government has not thought hard enough about “the risks” of its plans to change student nurse funding
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Source: Nursing in Practice - April 29, 2016 Category: Nursing Authors: Kerrie Schofield Tags: Professional Editor ' s pick Latest News Source Type: news
