Here to help You

You can contact our Independent Money Adviser at any time – helpful if you’ve been out at lectures or on hospital attachments for most of the day.

Another benefit is that you can remain totally anonymous if you wish to.

You should receive a personal reply to your enquiry within 48 hours of it being posted. 

So far English, Welsh, Scottish, Northern Irish, European and international students have all contacted the Independent Money Adviser with questions ranging from wanting their eligibility for NHS or DfES funding to be assessed to wanting to know how to fund intercalated years and electives to needing a way out of increasing debt and financial hardship. Information and advice has also been requested on doctors’ salaries, bank loans, funding from charitable trusts, essay writing for scholarships and hardship funds.

"Some enquiries require only a single response sometimes in answer to a clear yes or no question," explains our Independent Money Adviser. "Others require more in depth advice and guidance. It may be appropriate to refer you to your local advice centre if you wish but full advice can usually also be given online. As a trained debt advisor I can go through the process of debt management with you guiding you through each stage and if necessary negotiating on your behalf."

The Independent Money Advice service is provided for www.money4medstudents.org by Leeds University Student Union Advice Centre, which has appointed a specialist Money Adviser specifically to work with medical students, as part of their Student Advice Team.

It seems students are appreciating the opportunity to get personalised advice and have someone willing to take the time to ensure they have the help and information they need. Responses so far have included:

‘Thanks for all the time and effort you've put in on this question……it's good to know that I have finally got some more definite answers.’ Oxford Med Student

‘That's great thanks. Will recommend your service to everyone I know, many thanks!’ Barts and the London Med Student

 ‘Thank you for taking the time to reply with a very informative and helpful e-mail.’ UEA Med Student

‘Thank you very very much for your response. I really appreciate it.’ Glasgow Med Student

‘Thanks a mil for the reply...its nice to know that someone is personally dealing with it.’ Swansea Med Student

‘Thank you so much for all your information’. Birmingham Med Student

Where money problems are concerned the earlier you get help the less severe the problem is likely to become.

The Independent Money Adviser cannot give you money but can help ensure you are accessing all you are entitled to, offer ideas as to where to find more funds and how to manage them and enable you to regain control of your finances if they are beginning to spiral out of your control.

If you have any enquiries, worries or serious problems concerning money do check with our Online MOney Adviser, who can help with most finance related problems. If you are at all worried about your financial position do not suffer alone.