Written question WQ90472
- Asked by
- Andrew RT DaviesConservative
- To be answered by
- Minister for Health and Social Services
- Tabled
- Due
- Answered
- Time to answer
- 22 days
Question
Will the Minister provide an update on how much it costs the Welsh Government a year to run the NHS Bursary Scheme?
Answer
Answered by Minister for Health and Social Services
For NHS Wales Healthcare Bursary Students, the following allocation was made to Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW) for the current financial year 2023/24:
Financial Year £m
Tuition Fees (Contracts with HEI’s) 92.708
Bursary Payments 28.633
Total 121.341
For Welsh-domiciled (those ordinarily resident in Wales) NHS Medical and Dentistry Students, £5.675m is allocated within the Welsh Government Workforce budget to support tuition fees, bursary payments, travel costs and other minor miscellaneous costs associated with the administration of NHS Bursary for these students.