Rejected petition Abolish all tuition fees for hero nurses, implement a bursary and a pay rise.

Abolish all tuition fees for nurses, including those in training. Implement nursing bursaries which cover living expenses so that no student nurse struggles financially while they are doing such important and irreplacable work. Without nurses, no NHS. These heroes need a pay rise.

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Currently student nurses are being asked to care for CoVid-19 patients, for free, and paying for the privilege through tuition fees. The disastrous decision to remove the nursing bursary has led to a decrease of a third in numbers applying to nursing, and now we are seeing some of the implications of this as the government scrambles to bring nurses back from retirement and students to the front line. We need to encourage more nurses to train and show our gratitude to them financially.

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You may wish to sign these petitions calling for the same action:

Reimburse nurses for student loans and fund all fees for future student nurses: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/302732

Reduce student debt for student nurses and midwives: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/300079

Pay NHS nurses & newly qualified teachers a starting salary of £35k: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/310629

Fund increased pay for lower band nurses and care assistants: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/309726

Reward our healthcare heroes now for risking their lives to fight Covid-19: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/318741

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Date submitted 28 March 2020
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