State of the UK midwifery student finance
Our report calls for:
- Maintenance loans for student midwives that would be forgiven after three years of service in the NHS, specific to the country in which they studied.
- Financial support that increases by inflation.
- Benefit entitlements should be preserved, so that the vocational burden is not borne by the whole family.
- The cost of student placements, which can involve high travel costs, is reimbursed promptly.
- Abolition of tuition fees for student midwives in England, bringing it in line with the other nations.
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