Whether all student nurses have to pay for (a) uniforms and (b) occupational health assessments.

Answered Asked by Mary Scanlon Con Lodged 20 Jun 2002

The question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether all student nurses have to pay for (a) uniforms and (b) occupational health assessments.

The answer

Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 4 Jul 2002 · 14 days after it was lodged, on time

All student nurses are provided with free uniforms.Occupational health assessments are carried out free of charge by the seven higher education institutions contracted to the Scottish Executive Health Department to provide pre-registration nursing education. However, the four non-contracted higher education institutions who provide nurse education have varying arrangements in place.

In the Official Report

No contribution in the Official Report cites S1W-26966 by reference.