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Petition · past parliament

Demand the government to reconsider removal of NHS bursaries.

Rejected 18 signatures

What the petition asks

The decision to remove the bursary for nursing students has caused a 25% drop in applicatons. With 24,000 nursing vacancies currently in the UK, the Government needs to take immediate action to encourage more applicants by reinstating student funding and investing in student education.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

This petition is similar to yours:
Reinstate the NHS bursary funds for prospective 2017/2018 Nursing students.

Timeline

8 Feb 2017 Petition opened for signatures
13 Feb 2017 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 18
Status Rejected
Rejected 13 Feb 2017

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.