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Matt Hancock faces calls to cancel student debt for nurses tackling coronavirus
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Health Secretary Matt Hancock faces calls to cancel student debt for nurses helping to battle coronavirus. More than 80 Labour MPs joined together asking the government to forgive student loans for nurses fast-tracked to the frontline.
Some 5,553 students from 35 universities had signed up for paid placements as of Friday, according to Health Education England figures.
These nurses have rearranged their studies in response to a call from Mr Hancock for them to join the NHS frontline a few months before they originally expected to end their studies and qualify.
But they will still be liable for £9,000 a year in tuition fees. MPs, led by Luton North MP Sarah Owen, called on the government to “support these new nurses by cancelling the
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