Info on loans for healthcare students, even as 2nd degree:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nhs-bursary-reform/nhs-bursary-reformIn the long run... where you do your nursing degree doesn't really matter.
- NMC registration? They only want you to have passed a course they've accredited. It doesn't matter whether you've only just scraped a pass or got full marks.
- Employers? They care about:
- Have you interviewed well enough?
- Have you got proof of your NMC registration?
- Have you got proof of passing your nursing degree? (and they literally don't care where from!)
- Patients? Are you competent as a nurse? Same goes for your colleagues. Your competence post qualifying is more important than where you did your nursing degree and what grade you got.
What you need to ask yourself is:
- which university do you like more?
- which course appeals more?
- do you want to move to London, or stay in Coventry? (and, how much does the difference in fees bother you?)
- how far would you have to travel to placements, and how easy/difficult would it be to get there, including for 7am-730am starts and finishing after 8pm for day shifts, or for nights, 7 days a week?