Five Adult Nursing students at Bournemouth University (BU) who applied for Lewis-Manning Hospice Care’s end-of-life care scholarship scheme will receive £3,000 of funding each for the next academic year.

The students not only receive the financial support but also a range of support from Lewis-Manning, which includes online learning, conference opportunities and the opportunity to shadow a member of the Lewis-Manning Hospice Care clinical team, and mentorship from Lewis-Manning’s Academic Advisor, Dr Linda Thompson and Bournemouth University’s, Dr Sue Baron, Senior Lecturer

Dr Sue Baron, senior lecturer in adult nursing at BU said: “This is an amazing development opportunity for our nursing students and we are extremely grateful to Lewis-Manning Hospice Care, and the Burdett Trust for Nursing for making this possible.
“I am looking forward to supporting our five awardees this year who are passionate about making the most of this opportunity as they also prepare for completing their degrees and qualifying as Registered Nurses in September 2023.”

Dr Linda Thompson of Lewis-Manning said: “We were very pleased that the scholarship scheme, now in its second year, is growing evermore popular and I’m extremely impressed by the talent and tenacity shown by applicants.”
Lewis-Manning’s director of clinical services, Hayley Bonner, added: “We are delighted to welcome on board Tyler, Grace, Katie, Maria-Gorati and Millie and offer huge congratulations on their success in being accepted onto this scheme which is kindly supported by the Burdett Trust for Nursing.
“It’s great to have our fantastic partnership with Bournemouth University and we see the huge value of investing in student nurses to encourage their interest in palliative and end-of-life care. We look forward to nurturing this new talent from Bournemouth University.”