Petition · past parliament · Department of Health and Social Care
Fund extension of NHS LSF bursary for students taking a 2nd degree
Closed
347 signatures
What the petition asks
The Government should fund the NHS to allow healthcare students doing a second degree to have access to the bursary. They do the same job as funded students but as they have to self fund their degree (because they aren’t eligible for student finance), they can not claim the £5000 bursary.
Students who perhaps like myself wanted a career change, suffer financially to fund their own degree. Paying the £9250 student fees themselves. The £5000 Learning Support Fund NHS bursary would be a big help to students. They treat patients, they help patients, patients die in their arms. They do the exact same thing that students who are funded do, the difference is they pay for the pleasure. At a time that there is a national healthcare crisis these students are needed more than ever, support them.
Timeline
| 5 Jan 2021 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 5 Jul 2021 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
347
Status
Closed
Department
Department of Health and Social Care
Opened
5 Jan 2021
Closed
5 Jul 2021
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.