Petition · past parliament

Cancel yearly Nursing and Midwifery fees

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

It is unfair that nurses and midwives have to pay a yearly fee of £120 to practice their skills. Professionals in this industry are already under huge financial difficulty.Abolish the yearly fee.
Nurses and midwives work very hard in very difficult circumstances to keep nation healthy and save life's daily. It is wrong that they should pay to practice their skills and carry out a job that should not require a yearly fee. Please help the NHS workforce by abolishing this fee.

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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Timeline

25 Mar 2020 Petition opened for signatures
1 May 2020 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 1 May 2020

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