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# unpaid placement

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Explainer: What is the current situation with unpaid student nurse placements?

The government last week voted against a motion to pay student nurses on placement.

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Dec 9th 2020, 12:05 AM

'Times are strange and we're being thrown right in': Student nurses joining the frontlines in Covid-19 crisis

Student nurses often do their work placements without pay.

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Mar 23rd 2020, 12:05 AM