This article examines some of the financial problems faced by nursing students in higher education and outlines current debates among politicians and educational institutions. It includes a discussion of nurse education in the four countries of the UK, the effects of offering diploma and degree courses, attrition rates, bursaries, job security, potential problems caused by an ongoing crisis of funding in the NHS and its effects on the future of nursing.
Nursing Standard. 22, 19, 35-38. doi: 10.7748/ns2008.01.22.19.35.c6312
Correspondencerebecca.cordell-smith@cardiffandvale.wales.nhs.uk
Peer reviewThis article has been subject to double blind peer review
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