Write off all university loans for Operating Department Practitioners and Nurses · petition

What the petition asks

The NHS is severely understaffed, and need more Operating Department Practitioners and Nurses.
As NHS staff, we are risking our lives at present, to provide care for our country during this crisis. For our hard work and dedication, the writing off, of our student loans would be greatly appreciated.

I think that it would relieve the stress, financial strain and mental anguish that we have, knowing that we have a huge debt to pay. As NHS workers, we want to put all of our strength, effort and dedication into helping to save lives, and improve health. We have trained long and hard, in the process to get to such a high level. And we are now working on the front line, saving people’s lives. Additionally, in order to attract more recruits to the NHS, student tuition fees should be written off.

Why it was rejected

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

Write off all student loans for all NHS staff fighting COVID19

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

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