unpaid placements and coursework is a “nightmare”. David Mackle, 19, said the anxiety from the work overload has caused him to consider dropping out and told how he and his classmates have been working overtime to keep up with unpaid placements cancelled due to the coronavirus crisis.
David, a second year nursing student at Glasgow Caledonian University, said healthcare students should receive a basic wage for the work they do, which is often the same amount of hours as an auxiliary nurse.
Trade union Unison have backed his calls and have been calling for the Scottish Government to do away with the current bursary system and pay students for their labour.David, from Kirkintilloch, East Dunbartonshire, told the Record: “We were taken off.
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