{"id":112,"date":"2026-01-30T03:24:01","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T03:24:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dauk.org\/campaigns\/a-liveable-nhs-bursary\/"},"modified":"2026-02-06T07:32:51","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T07:32:51","slug":"a-liveable-nhs-bursary","status":"publish","type":"campaign","link":"https:\/\/dauk.org\/campaigns\/a-liveable-nhs-bursary\/","title":{"rendered":"A Liveable NHS Bursary"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Medical training should not mean poverty<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Current medical student funding is insufficient. Students can only borrow a maximum of <strong>\u00a36,458 annually<\/strong>, forcing many into financial hardship while training to become doctors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Our Campaign Demands<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Full maintenance loans for medical students<\/strong> &#8211; Equal access to student finance<\/li>\n<li><strong>Access to NHS Learning Support Fund<\/strong> &#8211; Additional support for healthcare students<\/li>\n<li><strong>Review of travel and accommodation expenses<\/strong> &#8211; Fair reimbursement for placement costs<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What We&#8217;re Asking For<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Immediate access to full maintenance loans<\/strong> for all medical students<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u00a35,000 non-means tested grant<\/strong> to support training costs<\/li>\n<li><strong>Reflective travel and accommodation cost reimbursements<\/strong> that cover actual expenses<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Media Coverage<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our campaign has been featured in Metro, Sky News, BBC, BMJ, BMA, Medscape, and LBC, highlighting the financial struggles faced by medical students during their training.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Campaign Resources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>MP Briefing document<\/li>\n<li>Press release<\/li>\n<li>Letter template for universities<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Follow <strong>#LiveableNHSBursary<\/strong> on social media and support our campaign to ensure future doctors can focus on their studies without facing poverty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Campaign Downloads &#038; Media<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>MP Briefing Pack (PDF)<\/strong> &#8211; Comprehensive briefing for parliamentarians<\/li>\n<li><strong>MP Briefing PowerPoint<\/strong> &#8211; Presentation materials for advocacy<\/li>\n<li><strong>Press Release<\/strong> &#8211; &#8220;Medical training should not mean poverty&#8221;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Letter Template<\/strong> &#8211; Template for students to contact universities<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Media Coverage<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our campaign has been featured in <strong>Metro, Sky News, BBC, BMJ, BMA, Medscape, LBC, and Wonkhe<\/strong>, highlighting the urgent need for better financial support for medical students.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Medical training should not mean poverty Current medical student funding is insufficient. Students can only borrow a maximum of \u00a36,458 annually, forcing many into financial&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":139,"template":"","class_list":["post-112","campaign","type-campaign","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dauk.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/campaign\/112","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dauk.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/campaign"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dauk.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/campaign"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dauk.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/139"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dauk.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=112"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}