NHS fees-please help

Dear all.
I am due to start a degree in radiography in the Uk next month.I am an IRISH citizen.Since I got the unconditional offer I have been emailing my course tutor who informed me that the tution fees are automatically paid by the NHS once you get accepted onto the course and there is no paperwork involved.I am aware that I am not eligible for the income accessed bursary(which is fine) due to residency criteria.Anyways,I went to visit the uni during the week and to be on the safe side I visited the student services and asked them are all finances regarding the tution fee in order.I got loads of different answers.First off she said I need to apply for the loan through student finance UK ,get approved and the NHS remimburse..Then she said I need to apply to a finance agency in my home country and then it gets paid for by NHS. I implied I had never heard any of this before.She then changed her mind and said I need to apply on the NHS website for the income accessed award(the application is 36 a4 pages long).I am not eligible for this and all the details on it would apply to someone who is eligible even though I have printed it off and started filling it out.I am SOO confused as to what I need to do.I can't afford to pay the fees myself and I am very worried I will miss an important finance deadline which will cause me to miss my place on the course.Any info would be great.Thank you for reading.

hi i have applied for a nhs bursary but i was wondering if anyone who applied for the nhs bursary also go the grant from their chosen university.

Hi I was in exactly the same position a week ago, we were meant to hear from the nhs but never did. Even though we are not entitled to the bursery we DO still have to fill in the 36 page form so that the NHS know of our existence and pay our fees. Dont panic, there is plenty of time. What uni did you apply to?

You don't apply for the NHs bursary if you know you won't get it. The NHS will know of your existence from the list the university sends them. The NHS bursary form is nothing to do with having your fees paid.

well I contacted the NHS students grants unit last week and received various emails from them and I can tell you that all EU students DO have to apply for the NHS bursery. I know that Irish students arent entitled to any kind of grants or a bursery but they WONT pay your fees if they dont know of your existence through the bursery application.