Petition · past parliament · Department of Health and Social Care
Fund paid placements for all veterinary nurses
Closed
111 signatures
What the petition asks
The Government should provide funding to make it standard practice to pay veterinary nurses for their valuable time in placement.
Veterinary nurses have a suicide rate almost four times higher than the national average. Students often struggle working full time unpaid, with most having to work a second job just to be able to afford completing
a mandatory part of the degree. Funding placements could help reduce mental health problems among veterinary nursing students.
a mandatory part of the degree. Funding placements could help reduce mental health problems among veterinary nursing students.
Timeline
| 13 Aug 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 13 Feb 2021 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
111
Status
Closed
Department
Department of Health and Social Care
Opened
13 Aug 2020
Closed
13 Feb 2021
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.