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Healthcare students 'fed up' of working for free on placement
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Nurses and midwifery students are now paid a €500 grant which student Orla said is meant to “cover our food”.

Healthcare students are “fed up” of spending weeks on placement where they expected to work for free or very low wages.

While students acknowledge they learn valuable skills on placement, many feel also the tasks they carry out are complex and worthy of proper remuneration.Nurses and midwifery students are now paid a €500 subsistence grant which student Orla said is meant to “cover our food”.

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