Nurses: Training
(asked on 10th September 2018) - View Source
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to reintroduce bursaries for nursing degrees; and if he will make a statement.
This question was answered on 17th September 2018
The removal of bursaries and introduction of student loans for nursing degrees has increased the number of nursing degree places that are available. Latest Universities and Colleges Admissions Service data for September 2018 show that there are still more applicants than places available for nursing courses.
As such we have no plans to reinstate a bursary cap on places, which would limit the number of places available.