There are just two weeks left to share yours views on the new NHS Bursary Scheme.
On the advice of a national steering group, members of parliament will review existing schemes supporting NHS pre-diploma students and graduates.
In service training programmes, loan allocation or a revised bursary scheme are amongst the options being considered in the resulting DH consultation.
Warren Town, director of industrial relations, is lead representative on the group for the SoR. He explained: "The Society will formally respond to the consultation and seeks the views of current students on how they view the existing support programme.
"We are conscious that the recent SoR Student Survey illustrated a desire for current students to support in service training programmes. This option does have some support from some sections within the NHS and high education institutions. There would be considerable costs involved in setting up and managing these schemes, however the option has not been discounted and may operate alongside a revised bursary and loan allocation."
Supporting our future NHS workforce: a consultation on the NHS Bursary Scheme, runs until 11 December 2009 – though the DH says the changes are 'unlikely to take place until 2012'.
Said Town: "Any revision to the current scheme will operate for the foreseeable future. It is important that we get this right."
To share your views as part of the Society's response, email SoR student officer Samantha Jewell by Friday 20 November.
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