Source · Select Committees · Health and Social Care Committee
Recommendation 26
26
Accepted in Part
Update Learning Support Fund eligibility to include pharmacists and pharmacy technicians.
Recommendation
We recommend that the list of healthcare professionals able to access the Learning Support Fund is updated to include pharmacists and technicians. (Paragraph 140) Pharmacy 47
Government Response Summary
The government partially accepts, explaining that MPharm students are currently outside the Learning Support Fund's scope due to prior reforms. They commit to consider eligible professions for the fund as part of the refreshed Long Term Workforce Plan and are exploring a consistent policy for MPharm students' placement travel and accommodation costs.
Government Response
Accepted in Part
HM Government
Accepted in Part
Partially Accept The Committee raises an interesting issue. MPharm students are outside of the scope of the Learning Support Fund (LSF) as it only applies to those courses which were eligible for the NHS Bursary prior to the 2017 reforms. We will consider the professions eligible for the learning support fund as part of the refresh of the Long Term Workforce Plan. DHSC is working with NHS England to explore how to introduce a single, consistent policy for funding excess travel and accommodation costs incurred by MPharm students on placements.