Since we last spoke to you in our March newsletter we have published guidance for students in years one through three. The guidance is a result of a number of weeks work with the 13 Higher Education Institutes (HEIs), the Department of Health and the HSE.

Our guidance should give these students the support they need to continue their programmes while simultaneously providing a valuable contribution to the public health emergency, while being appropriately remunerated.

The specifics of a proposal to support fourth year students are currently under consideration by the same group.  Our collective aim is to agree a mechanism that will not compromise competency. We hope to provide agreed guidance to final year students shortly.

Further information on students in years one through three can be found on the NMBI website.