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Student Services administers the NHS Bursary and Social Work Bursary schemes, including the NHS Learning Support Fund (LSF) on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care. NHS Bursaries process applications for annual payments from the NHS to help students studying medicine, dentistry, nursing or healthcare courses in England. [5]
The student bursary debate has been raised in parliament at Prime Minister's Questions, and is the subject of the 'Early Day Motion (EDM) 1081 – THE NHS BURSARY', which was sponsored by Wes Streeting MP. [44]
A bursary [1] is a monetary award made by any educational institution or funding authority to individuals or groups. It is usually awarded to enable a student to attend school, university or college when they might not be able to, otherwise. Some awards are aimed at encouraging specific groups or individuals into study.
The association organises annual awards for practitioners: Community Nursery Nurse of the Year; [3] National School Nurse of the Year; [4] It has a fund, the MacQueen Travel Bursary for Public Health Activity Abroad to assist members to broaden their experience. [5] Student of the Year [6]
UK NHS Student Protest [22] – January 2016; England Junior Doctors' Strikes – January to April 2016 [23] Peru doctors' strike – 17 February 2016 [24] England Junior Doctors' Strikes – March 2016; Kenya doctors strike December 5, 2016 [25] Sudan Doctors strike October and November [26]
In 2017 the student nurse bursary was abolished in England and Wales, resulting in a 23% fall in the number of nurse degree applicants. Northern Ireland retained the bursary and applications remained steady at an average of 10 applicants per year for every one commissioned place on an undergraduate nursing programme [ 47 ]
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However, the gap between rich and poor students has slightly narrowed (from 30.5% in 2010 to 29.8% in 2013) since the introduction of higher fees. [51] This may be because universities have used tuition fees to invest in bursaries and outreach schemes. [52]