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Daniel Dennehy: Students buy our essays because they cannot afford to fail

A recent Nursing Standard investigation revealed growing concern about cheating on nursing courses. Daniel Dennehy of UK Essays, a company that sold more than 600 essays to nursing students last year, argues that the pressures on students mean the trend is set to increase.
Posted 14 December 2016 - 11:35
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