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Short answer Outsourcing counselling or welfare support to an outside company does not, on its own, transfer legal responsibility away from the university. The university remains the body with the primary relationship to the student, and it generally cannot contract out of its own duties by hiring a third party to deliver the service. Depending … Read more

Short answer Yes, it is possible to obtain compensation where a university promised counselling, welfare support or an agreed support plan and then failed to deliver it, but this depends heavily on the facts. In practice the realistic route to money is usually a complaint through the university’s internal complaints procedure followed, if that fails, … Read more

Yes. You have several routes, and the right one depends on what went wrong, who provided the counselling, and what outcome you want. Below are the practical options in a sensible order, from internal resolution to external escalation and, for serious harm, professional regulators or legal claims. First identify what actually went wrong “Poor quality”, … Read more

Understanding what is happening Being “passed between” university and NHS services usually reflects a genuine and well documented gap rather than deliberate wrongdoing. Universities and the NHS are separate organisations with different remits, thresholds and referral processes, and there is often a lack of clarity about who is responsible when a student has needs beyond … Read more

Short answer Yes, in many cases a university counselling or wellbeing service can end (often called “discharge” or “closing your case”) its involvement after one or more missed appointments, but only in line with its own published policy and any service agreement you accepted. This is a matter of the university’s own rules and contract … Read more

Understanding the problem Repeated cancellation of counselling or welfare appointments is frustrating and can have a real impact on your wellbeing and studies. Before treating this as a formal grievance, it is worth separating out what has actually happened, because different causes lead to different remedies. A university counselling or welfare service is a service … Read more

Short answer In principle yes, but with real practical caveats. There is no single statutory rule that says every distance-learning, part-time or commuter student must be given identical access to campus counselling and welfare services. The position instead flows from a combination of the student contract, the university’s own published policies, the Equality Act 2010, … Read more

Short answer Yes, in most cases you can, but exactly what is available depends heavily on which university you attend and on the particular service. There is no single legal entitlement that guarantees every student round the clock counselling, so the practical answer comes from each institution’s own published policies rather than from general law. … Read more

Overview There is no single statute that lists exactly what welfare and compassionate support a university must provide after a bereavement or traumatic event. Instead, the position is shaped by several overlapping sources: the university’s own regulations and policies (which are contractually binding on it), the general law on the student contract, the Equality Act … Read more

Overview When a student dies by suicide or suddenly, a university carries responsibilities towards the wider student body that flow from a combination of its duty of care, its safeguarding and welfare policies, its contractual relationship with students, and sector guidance on good practice. The leading practical framework in England and Wales is the Universities … Read more

Overview There is no single statute that sets out a detailed list of what a university must do after a student experiences a mental-health crisis, a suicide attempt or a psychiatric admission. Instead, a university’s obligations arise from a combination of the Equality Act 2010, the general duty of care in the law of negligence, … Read more

The core position University counselling is generally a short-term, university-provided welfare service, not part of the NHS and not a statutory healthcare entitlement. Eligibility usually depends on your being an enrolled or registered student. When you withdraw, graduate, interrupt your studies or otherwise stop being eligible, the university is under no general legal duty to … Read more