THEME 1: STRIKES AND INDUSTRIAL ACTION Personal impact felt by students

Wider Strikes Effects –Train, NHS, Postal, Teachers

205 out of 651 free text comments (31%)

“I had my birthday a couple of days ago and my friends from outside Bournemouth couldn’t make it, that made me sad.”v

“I’ve been unable to return to Uni due to rail strikes so have missed lectures”

• Where wider strike effects were concerned- those found most disruptive by students were the train strikes (169 out of 651 free text comments - 26%).

• Students reported being unable to come to uni, travel home and missing other important appointments.

• Some students also shared concerning effects of nursing strikes linked to reduced

“Each nursing strike day has meant that any student nurse on placement that day lost 7.5 hours if due to be on shift that day.”“Strikes with trains prevented me from getting home to my sick grandma and then again after she died and I wanted to support my father.”

“I haven't received healthcare for my heart condition due to NHS strikes meaning I have been more poorly throughout the year”