Petition · past parliament

Implement a national salary increase of all front line NHS employees

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

It is a requirement now more than ever the government must implement an immediate increase in the pay scale and structure of all NHS frontline employees. All middle managers of NHS trusts should be streamlined and salaries capped.
In the midsts of COVID-19 outbreak, we have been starkly reminded of the integral role the NHS plays in the U.K. The NHS has been neglected and the necessary funds withheld for decades. The NHS has begged for the publics attention for years and now in this uncertain time we the public now need the NHS and those who ensure it runs daily more than ever. It is about time we the people stand up for the people in the NHS who care for us while we prepare as one community to overcome this disease.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

You may wish to sign this petition calling for the same action: Increase pay for NHS healthcare workers and recognise their work

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NHS website: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
UK Government website: https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus

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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

21 Mar 2020 Petition opened for signatures
31 Mar 2020 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 31 Mar 2020

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.