Anger among student nurses after exclusion from €500 subsistence payment

Ireland“Fourth year children’s nursing students have expressed anger after it was communicated that they will not receive a subsistence payment for unpaid placement this year. The subsistence payment was introduced in 2023 to support student nurses with the increased costs associated with the mandatory placements student nurses must complete during their studies. Nursing students are given €250 per term to cover the cost of food and lunches …” (more)

[Tara Ní Bhroin, Trinity News, 8 October]

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