Keep supporting nurse education through the present grant system

Rejected 16 signatures

What the petition asks

The government intends to remove grant funding for nurse education. The present, bare minimum support, is however not a grant. Student Nurses provide cover on wards at a rate less than an auxiary. As this cover is mandatory they cannot do other work. This discriminates against the less affluent.

The main reason for nurses leaving their training is financial
https://www2.rcn.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0008/197756/003306.pdf

The number of nurses qualifying is in decline - please note they reliance on nurses coming form other countries, especially 2nd and 3rd world, is immoral as it deprives them of their brightest and best, and keeps them from developing.
https://www2.rcn.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0006/405483/LMR2011_FINAL.pdf

Why it was rejected

It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.

If you want NHS bursaries to be available for student nurses, you might like to sign this petition:

Keep university bursaries for student nurses

Alternatively, if you want maintenance grants to remain available for students in England, you might like to sign this petition:

Reinstate maintenance grants for English Students in line with rest of UK.

If you want these maintenance grants to be retained only for student nurses, we could accept a petition about that. As currently drafted, however, it isn't clear what you want the Government to do.

Timeline

23 Jul 2016	Petition opened for signatures
29 Jul 2016	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 16

Status Rejected

Rejected 29 Jul 2016

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