Petition Fund extension of NHSBSA LSF Training Grant to international students

The Department of Health and Social Care is strongly urged to reconsider the eligibility criteria for the NHSBSA LSF Training Grant. Everyone who is eligible for tuition loans from Student Finance England should be permitted to avail of the Training Grant.

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Due to COVID-19, part-time employment is not readily available for healthcare students to support themselves. This makes the coming academic year more difficult, potentially unfeasible, for many healthcare students.

These healthcare students will take part in placements where there will be at risk of contracting COVID-19. The large majority (understandably excluding those at-risk) will do so without hesitation. They want to learn, to gain experience, and to help NHS service users. The efforts of certain students shouldn’t be devalued because of their country of origin. Thank you for taking the time to read this petition.

This petition is closed This petition ran for 6 months

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Date closed 21 April 2021
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