Project Research - News unit

The following links are some of the key sources/ reports that we looked into when considering this story. It seemed like the cuts were relitivley well covered by mainstream media which meant that we would have a fair amount of material to use in our story. The linked material below also houses some useful statistics such as "the NHS is already struggling to fill 40,000 vacant nursing posts." Not only this but we could use statements as secondary data such as when Anne Corin, the Head of Education at The Royal College of Nursing told the BBC “With 24,000 vacancies in the NHS, it has never been more crucial to attract people into the nursing profession. However, the removal of bursaries is already acting as a significant deterrent, and applications are down by 20 percent.

(The Telegraph) Steep decline in number of student nurses following bursary cuts -http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/2017/07/13/steep-decline-number-student-nurses-following-bursary-cuts/

(The Guardian) Nursing degree applications slump after NHS bursaries abolished -https://www.theguardian.com/education/2017/feb/02/nursing-degree-applications-slump-after-nhs-bursaries-abolished

(The Guardian) 'My bursary was essential': readers on ending healthcare training bursaries -https://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/aug/01/my-bursary-was-essential-readers-on-ending-healthcare-training-bursaries