Nursing course applications fall for second year after student bursary scrapped
This article was taken from: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/nursing-applications-ucas-course-drop-nhs-grants-funding-debt-tuition-fees-costs-a8191546.html By Alex Matthews-King Health Correspondent Student loan write-offs and other incentives urgently needed to prevent ‘unimaginable problems’ caused by the removal of nursing bursary, leaders warn Applications to study nursing in England have fallen for a second year, dropping by a third since the Government removed bursaries in 2017 requiring nurses and midwives to pay £9,000 a…