The NHSBSA administer bursaries for social work students on behalf of the Department of Health (DH) who introduced the social work bursary as an incentive to train in social work.The DH and the NHSBSA are committed to identifying and tackling all bursary fraud.he NHSBSA administer bursaries for social work students on behalf of the Department of Health (DH) who introduced the social work bursary as an incentive to train in social work. The DH and the NHSBSA are committed to identifying and tackling all bursary fraud.