Petition · past parliament
Abolish all tuition fees for hero nurses, implement a bursary and a pay rise.
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
Abolish all tuition fees for nurses, including those in training. Implement nursing bursaries which cover living expenses so that no student nurse struggles financially while they are doing such important and irreplacable work. Without nurses, no NHS. These heroes need a pay rise.
Currently student nurses are being asked to care for CoVid-19 patients, for free, and paying for the privilege through tuition fees. The disastrous decision to remove the nursing bursary has led to a decrease of a third in numbers applying to nursing, and now we are seeing some of the implications of this as the government scrambles to bring nurses back from retirement and students to the front line. We need to encourage more nurses to train and show our gratitude to them financially.
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 these petitions calling for the same action:
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Pay NHS nurses & newly qualified teachers a starting salary of £35k: Pay NHS nurses & newly qualified teachers a starting salary of £35k.
Fund increased pay for lower band nurses and care assistants: Fund increased pay for lower band nurses and care assistants
Reward our healthcare heroes now for risking their lives to fight Covid-19: Reward our healthcare heroes now for risking their lives to fight Covid-19.
You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:
www.gov.uk/coronavirus
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
The Government has also created an online service to help you out what you can do if you’re struggling because of coronavirus: https://www.gov.uk/find-coronavirus-support
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 can read impartial analysis of the Government response to coronavirus and policy developments here: https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/coronavirus/
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/
Reimburse nurses for student loans and fund all fees for future student nurses: Reimburse nurses for student loans and fund all fees for future student nurses
Reduce student debt for student nurses and midwives: Reduce student debt for student nurses and midwives
Pay NHS nurses & newly qualified teachers a starting salary of £35k: Pay NHS nurses & newly qualified teachers a starting salary of £35k.
Fund increased pay for lower band nurses and care assistants: Fund increased pay for lower band nurses and care assistants
Reward our healthcare heroes now for risking their lives to fight Covid-19: Reward our healthcare heroes now for risking their lives to fight Covid-19.
You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:
www.gov.uk/coronavirus
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
The Government has also created an online service to help you out what you can do if you’re struggling because of coronavirus: https://www.gov.uk/find-coronavirus-support
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 can read impartial analysis of the Government response to coronavirus and policy developments here: https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/coronavirus/
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
| 28 Mar 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 12 May 2020 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
12 May 2020
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.