Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 69358

Paramedical Staff: Training

Tabled: 21 July 2025
Answered: 1 September 2025

Question

Mohammad Yasin

LabourBedford

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure that the pathway into paramedicine is accessible to (a) mature students and (b) career changers, in the context of the requirement for new paramedics to hold

Answer

Karin Smyth
Paramedicine students are able to access the Learning Support Fund (LSF), a non-repayable grant of £5,000 per academic year. Further financial support is available for childcare, travel, and dual accommodation costs while on clinical placements. Students ...

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