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Student nurses take a step forward

Stepping forward to help the NHS frontline are six student nurses from Leeds Beckett University.

Published on 30 Apr 2020
Six student nurses pictured with two NHS staff, with social distancing in place

The team has been recruited early from their studies to start working for Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust as Aspirant Nurses. The role of Aspirant Nurse is open to student nurses in the final six months of their programme who opted into the nationally led Student Nurse Volunteer Programme. The programme was set up in response to calls from NHS England for up to 18,000 student nurses across the country to assist during the current coronavirus crisis. 

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