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Scotland 'faces paramedic shortage' over bursary fight unions warn

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paramedics in future if students in the profession are not given the same bursaries as those training to become nurses and midwives, union leaders have warned.

Unison is demanding action on the issue after a campaign for student paramedics to receive bursary payments won cross-party support in the run-up to the Holyrood election.

It comes as changes being brought in from September will mean those who wish to become paramedics have to complete a three-year degree - rather than undergoing apprentice-style, on-the-job training.

Student paramedic Lisa Tainish said: "Where there once was a pay-as-you-learn apprenticeship for paramedics, we now have three years of expensive education to pay for."Student paramedics are at a disadvantage when it.

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