Advocacy Hub & Student Nurse Rights

Comprehensive professional support, statutory rights guidance, supernumerary status protection, and whistleblowing frameworks for UK student nurses.

Core Student Rights on Placement

  • Supernumerary Status: Protected learning status mandated by NMC Standards for Pre-registration Nursing Programmes (Part 3, Standard 3.7).
  • Practice Supervision: Entitlement to supportive supervision from assigned Practice Supervisors and fair evaluation by Practice Assessors (SSSA 2018).
  • Raising Concerns: Formal escalation pathways under NMC Code Section 16 and Public Interest Disclosure Act (PIDA 1998).