The document discusses plans by the UK government to remove NHS bursaries for nursing and midwifery students and replace them with student loans, which hundreds of students at Sheffield University have protested against as it may deter talented applicants and exacerbate staffing shortages in the health sector according to students and organizations like the Royal College of Nursing. Current nursing and midwifery students receive annual bursaries to cover tuition and living costs without debt, and some students argued the policy change could see those with a passion avoid these fields due to financial barriers.