Make nursing an apprenticeship style course, where placement are paid.

Rejected 18 signatures

What the petition asks

Stop nursing courses going through university and have more option for work based routes.

Nursing course are majorly based on placements, where student are wrongly being classed in staff numbers and treated as staff members, working full time shifts. They are getting a bursary solely for these shifts when doing near enough the same work as a qualified nurse and working the same, if not more hours.

Why it was rejected

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

You may wish to sign the following petition, which calls for similar action:

Fund pay for student nurses and midwives for placement hours
Fund pay for student nurses and midwives for placement hours

Timeline

24 Oct 2025	Petition opened for signatures
27 Nov 2025	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 18

Status Rejected

Rejected 27 Nov 2025

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