Petition · past parliament
Better pay/conditions for nurses
Rejected
14 signatures
What the petition asks
i will keep this short and sweet, but we need better pay and conditions for our nurses who are the back bone to the nhs. With the current crisis they are saving lives and the risk of there own health.
A newly qualified nurse starts on £24,907, and this is after 2 years of un-paid training sometimes 3 years. Newly qualified nurses will join at pay scale 5 and after 7 years can only earn £30,615.
A police officer starts on £25,560 rising after 7 years to £40,128. Thats £10,000 difference. I think our nurses are worth more than that and if you agree please support me.
Police earn double pay on bank hoiliday’s get paid for a dinner break and handover for the next shift, nurses do not.
A police officer starts on £25,560 rising after 7 years to £40,128. Thats £10,000 difference. I think our nurses are worth more than that and if you agree please support me.
Police earn double pay on bank hoiliday’s get paid for a dinner break and handover for the next shift, nurses do not.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
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Find out more and watch the Committee put questions suggested by petitioners to Government Ministers and the Deputy Chief Medical Officer: https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/news/145767/committee-question-deputy-chief-medical-officer-and-ministers-on-coronavirus-response/
Read letters asking further questions of Government Ministers: https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/publications/3/correspondence/
You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:
NHS website: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
UK Government website: https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus
You can read NHS tips to help if you are worried about coronavirus here: https://www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/coronavirus-covid-19-anxiety-tips
You may also be interested to know that because of the large number of petitions that have been started in relation to coronavirus, the Petitions Committee has been questioning the Government about its response to the coronavirus outbreak.
Find out more and watch the Committee put questions suggested by petitioners to Government Ministers and the Deputy Chief Medical Officer: https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/news/145767/committee-question-deputy-chief-medical-officer-and-ministers-on-coronavirus-response/
Read letters asking further questions of Government Ministers: https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/publications/3/correspondence/
Timeline
| 20 Mar 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 31 Mar 2020 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
14
Status
Rejected
Rejected
31 Mar 2020
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.