Junior nurse Danielle vows not to stop her fight despite the government’s decision to scrap bursaries for student nurses and midwives, last night.

Danielle Tiplady, 29, who started a petition on Change.org is in her final year at King’s College university and does placements at St Mary’s Hospital in London.

She told how a bursary was her “lifeline” and the only way she would have made it through her training.

“Lifeline: Danielle’s campaign aimed to reverse the government decision so others can benefit from a bursary as she did

More than 104,000 people have put their name to her petition so far.

The Government has said that replacing bursaries with loans will free up around £800 million a year, create extra nursing posts by 2020 and help students from all backgrounds take up the role.

In a message to her supporters, Danielle who lives in London said: This is devastating and poses a huge risk to the future of the NHS. Please share my petition far and wide”.

For more information about this campaign go to change.org/bursaryorbust or email press.uk@change.org

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