Hi DW,
Yes they do! - at MSC Clinical Engineering in Cardiff several of the NHS employed students have recieved funding from the NHS - they ones that didn't were the MOD students.
Just out of interest were the MOD individuals employed in biomedical engineering previously or were they looking for employment at the end of their term in the forces?
Perhaps they didn't meet the criteria for funding from the NHS? Can't really blame the NHS for that if they're employed by the MOD I suppose.