Registered Nurses/Nursing Students Chat Thread

i dont feel it will as nhs bursaries have always been pretty different rules, at least i dont feel they will change nhs bursaries quite as drastically if they do or we really will be like slave labour on placement.
To get the max nhs grant now,you have to have an income below 24,200 anyway so although yes if they made it a loans only systems above 25k for nursing students, they would certainly have more debt but might even get more cash as maintenance on a non nhs system than they do currently.

http://www.nursingtimes.net/nursing-practice/specialisms/educators/reform-of-student-nurse-funding-at-centre-of-row/5087439.article?blocktitle=Most-popular&contentID=-1

While I am unsure of how accurate this report is, I do believe they will eventually turn to being fully funded by loans rather than offering the NHS bursaries. It would be a really poor move on the governments part, as I can only imagine it would drastically reduce the number of students going into nursing.

http://www.nursingtimes.net/nursing-practice/specialisms/educators/reform-of-student-nurse-funding-at-centre-of-row/5087439.article?blocktitle=Most-popular&contentID=-1

While I am unsure of how accurate this report is, I do believe they will eventually turn to being fully funded by loans rather than offering the NHS bursaries. It would be a really poor move on the governments part, as I can only imagine it would drastically reduce the number of students going into nursing.

I was about to bring up that story as well, that nature of how we fund nurse training has been debated since nurses existed, just look at the amount of crap there is about university training and the "too posh to wash" crap that we have to endure constantly from people who've never worked on a ward or not set off on one since the 60s.

It would be interesting to see how many people would still consider nursing as a career if they had to self fund through training.

I was about to bring up that story as well, that nature of how we fund nurse training has been debated since nurses existed, just look at the amount of crap there is about university training and the "too posh to wash" crap that we have to endure constantly from people who've never worked on a ward or not set off on one since the 60s.

It would be interesting to see how many people would still consider nursing as a career if they had to self fund through training.

The government is very disconnected from nursing education. I can't imagine they will go back to ye olde training as that would be a logistical nightmare and while I do understand the costs of nurse education is high what other alternative is there? There needs to be better funding for students. I have worked so had to get this stage and it has been a financial nightmare the whole three years, I certainly would not want to have a £35,000+ debt hanging around my neck

The government don't have a clue about nurse education, they didn't really take any notice of Lord Willis' report on pre reg education and instead decided to dream up some stuff based on public misconceptions about the university training of nurses and blame it on mid staffs even though no such recommendations were made in the Francis report.

Hey guys, sorry to get off topic, I'm starting the Pg Dip in September and does anyone know the story with working tax credits and the bursary? I'm a single mum of two smallies and I will continue to work 16 hours a week during training as the bursary is not enough to look after myself let alone a family of three. Do I need to call tax credits and tell them I'm on bursary? Will it make a difference?

hey everybody
I ve been wondering as part of occupational health whether or not flu jabs are given?
I m apparently in a risk group being asthmatic so intend on getting a flu jab prior to my first placement anyway but would be good if occupational health offered them.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-33444557

I'm not really sure if this will affect NHS bursaries, but I have a feeling it might.

hey everybody
I ve been wondering as part of occupational health whether or not flu jabs are given?
I m apparently in a risk group being asthmatic so intend on getting a flu jab prior to my first placement anyway but would be good if occupational health offered them.

hey everybody
I ve been wondering as part of occupational health whether or not flu jabs are given?
I m apparently in a risk group being asthmatic so intend on getting a flu jab prior to my first placement anyway but would be good if occupational health offered them.

They weren't routine at my university.

PRSOM

I'm asthmatic... Occy Health gave me mine in first year, but then not in second or third??? Still to this day don't know why, and didn't have the time nor energy to challenge it....

I got mine on placement in second and third year. You can get yours from GP though as I doubt you'd get it from OH.

thanks amy I m hoping to avoid using my gps flu clinic if i can, its a university gp so a doctor isnt always there for the whole of the day(mostly you can only get a gp appointment if you need a referral or any medications for mental health conditions) , however i presume one of the 3 practice nurses might be able to provide them if i cant see the gp.

I work for my university on a regular basis with students who are interested in applying to nursing... I agreed with the majority of what he said, although I hate to say that I think he completely missed the point of why nurse education isn't working....