Student nurses 'frustrated' at 'last-minute decision' to redeploy teaching nurses to help with Covid-19 surge Clinical placements for most student nurses and midwives – due to start tomorrow – have been suspended. By Gráinne Ní Aodha Sunday 17 Jan 2021, 1:17 PM Jan 17th 2021, 7:59 AM 46,175 Views 56 Comments Image: Shutterstock/David Herraez Calzada Image: Shutterstock/David Herraez Calzada Updated Jan 17th 2021, 1:17 PM A TRADE UNION has said that some student nurses have been left frustrated and “furious” at a last-minute decision to redeploy student and nurse midwives who are in teaching or supervising roles to help the healthcare sector battle the Covid-19 surge. Because of this redeployment, unpaid placements for students in Year 1-3 have been suspended for at least two weeks from tomorrow, but placements for Year 4 student nurses and midwives will continue.