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<p>The Government has no plans to reinstate bursaries for pre-registration nursing
degree students.</p><p>The education funding reforms unlocked the cap which constrained
the number of pre-registration nurse training places allowing more students to gain
access to nurse degree training courses. Eligible pre-registration nursing students
now receive at least 25% more support than under the National Health Service bursary
system through tuition fee loans and living cost support from the Student Loans Company.</p><p>Additionally,
to support pre-registration nursing students whilst attending the clinical placement
element of their courses, the Government introduced a Learning Support Fund. Eligible
loan funded students can apply for annual payments of £1,000 for child dependants
allowance, reimbursement of all clinical placement travel costs above their usual
daily travel and exceptional hardship payments of up to £3,000. These are in addition
to the allowances paid by the Student Loans Company.</p><p>On 7 February 2019 the
University and College Admissions Service (UCAS) published data on full-time undergraduate
applicants to nursing and midwifery courses made by the 15 January deadline. The data
showed that there has been a 4.5% increase in the number of applications to nursing
and midwifery courses when compared to the same point in 2018.</p><p>UCAS will publish
further application data on 11 July 2019.</p><p>The interim People Plan published
on 3 June 2019 sets out some of the steps needed to ensure the NHS have the staff
they need to deliver high quality care, including growing our nursing workforce by
40,000 in the next five years.</p><p> </p>
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