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The government’s plans to axe the NHS bursary place our health service in jeopardy

The government should be busting a gut to recruit more student nurses. And yet this governments desperate […]

General Secretary's blog, News on the UNISON National site.

Study shows the public wants the government to pay for the training of student nurses, says UNISON

More than three-quarters (77%) of voters who took part in the YouGov survey believe the government must carry on paying the tuition fees of student nurses and others studying to become NHS health […]

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

Government to press on with decision to land student nurses with debts of more than £50,000

Ministers have simply not listened. They seem not to care that in a few years time the NHS will be seriously […]

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

Hospitals need 15,000 more nurses as government cuts student bursaries, says UNISON

Government claims that this will attract more students to the profession are totally unfounded, and will not […]

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

Union welcomes education funding call but expresses concerns

“Lowering fees for HE must be accompanied by further government funding to make up the gap that will hit universities providing costly science and medicine […]

News on the UNISON National site.

‘The fight’s not over’ in campaign to save NHS bursaries

The government intends to remove the bursaries for nurses, midwives and allied health professionals in England […]

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

Axing student bursaries will deter many from careers in nursing

UNISON has calculated that a student graduating in 2020 could leave with debts over £50,000, yet be […]

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

Fighting for the right to nurse

Emily Heron’s dream to become a nurse is being thwarted by the government’s decision to scrap the NHS bursary

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Coronavirus Bill must not force healthcare staff to the front line, says UNISON

“The government must work with unions, and professional bodies representing student healthcare staff and doctors […]

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

Tories are offering nothing new

Don’t believe the promises on public spending

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

Health care assistants being used as ‘nurses on the cheap’ says UNISON

Instead of investing in the whole HCA workforce, the government has chosen to focus on creating a new ‘nursing associate’ role, a move that UNISON does not […]

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

UNISON student nurses lead march on Trafalgar square

Nursing students from across the country are converging on London today (Wednesday February 20), to lead a march organised by the National Union of Students demanding “Grants Not Fees,” and calling for an end to nursing bursaries. Over 10,000 students and supporters are expected to join the march across London, which heads off from outside the University of London Union (ULU), Malet Street at 12.00pm. The marchers will make their way to a rally at Trafalgar Square to be addressed by speakers including Ken Livingstone

Article on the UNISON National site.

UNISON members join People’s Assembly march in London

The March for Health, Homes, Jobs and Education was organised by the People’s Assembly Against […]

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

UNISON says junior doctors have its full support

“The government attacks on junior medics will come as no surprise to student nurses, who are already on the […]

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

Axing NHS bursaries will saddle nurses with debt until retirement, warns UNISON

UNISON says that controversial government plans to axe the bursaries could leave trainees more than £50,000 […]

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.