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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

During the afternoon, the trainee nurses aim to hand in a letter to Jeremy Hunt urging the government to think again about replacing the bursary with loans and tuition fees. From September 2017, any […]

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

At the same time, union organised rallies took place in Manchester and Newcastle. The government plans, part of the Chancellor George Osborne's autumn spending review, will see nurses and other […]

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

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

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

UNISON believes this is a foolish plan – and that’s why we’re asking the government to pause before […]

On a normal Wednesday morning Emily Heron would be taking patients’ blood pressure or doing observations…

The government should continue to pay for the training of student nurses and midwives, and not force NHS trainees to fund their degrees with loans, according to a new survey published today (Friday) by UNISON. More than three-quarters (77%) of voters who took part in the YouGov survey believe the government must carry on paying […]

Responding to the announcement today (Thursday) that the government is to plough ahead with scrapping nursing bursaries and replacing them with loans and fees, UNISON head of health Christina McAnea said: “It was clear from the start that this consultation was a sham. Ministers have simply not listened. They seem not to care that in […]

Healthcare assistants (HCAs) working in the NHS are doing the jobs of nurses without the equivalent pay or education, says a report from UNISON published today (Friday). Two in five (39%) say they have not received the training necessary to provide the care expected of them such as looking after dementia patients, according to the […]

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

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

“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 […]