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Written question asked by Jonathan Ashworth (Labour) on Monday, 18 January 2021, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 21 January 2021 (named day). A holding answer was provided on Thursday, 21 January 2021. A substantive answer was provided by Helen Whately (Conservative) on Tuesday, 26 January 2021 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.

Health Professions: Training

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate his Department has made of the amount of financial support (a) nursing, (b) midwifery and (c) allied health profession students need to complete their university degrees.

Answer

The Government keeps the funding arrangements for all pre-registration undergraduate and postgraduate NHS health professionals’ education under review, to ensure that students are appropriately supported.

Full-time nursing, midwifery and allied health profession students qualify for up-front fee loans to meet the full costs of their tuition, partially means-tested loans as a contribution towards their living costs and, where applicable, additional grants for students with disabilities and those with adult or child dependants. Additional means-tested living costs support is available for full-time students whose courses require more than 30 weeks and three days attendance in an academic year.

In addition to student loans, since September 2020, all eligible pre-registration nursing, midwifery and allied health students have been able to access a non-repayable training grant of at least ÂŁ5,000 per academic year through the NHS Learning Support Fund.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
138991
Session
2019-21
Subjects
Degrees Finance Health professions Higher education Training
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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