Petition · past parliament
Increase the starting salary of nurses to £30k & cancel their student loans, now
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
Healthcare workers and nurses, in particular, have risked their own lives and those of their families to save ours. We owe it to them to make sure they are properly compensated for their selfless hard work. No nurse should have to worry about making ends meet for their family whilst saving others.
We demand the Government to immediately increase the starting of nurses in the UK to £30k. The current starting salary of nurses (band 1-2) is £18k, which is insulting considering they risk their lives to save ours. We would like our government to properly value our nurses and show them respect.
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 some of these petitions:
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
Pay NHS nurses & newly qualified teachers a starting salary of £35k: Pay NHS nurses & newly qualified teachers a starting salary of £35k.
Award all Nursing Staff in the NHS a pay rise of 10% backdated to 1 April 2020: Award all Nursing Staff in the NHS a pay rise of 10% backdated to 1 April 2020
Fund increased pay for lower band nurses and care assistants: Fund increased pay for lower band nurses and care assistants
Introduce a minimum starting wage of £40000 for all Nurses: Introduce a minimum starting wage of £40000 for all Nurses.
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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
Pay NHS nurses & newly qualified teachers a starting salary of £35k: Pay NHS nurses & newly qualified teachers a starting salary of £35k.
Award all Nursing Staff in the NHS a pay rise of 10% backdated to 1 April 2020: Award all Nursing Staff in the NHS a pay rise of 10% backdated to 1 April 2020
Fund increased pay for lower band nurses and care assistants: Fund increased pay for lower band nurses and care assistants
Introduce a minimum starting wage of £40000 for all Nurses: Introduce a minimum starting wage of £40000 for all Nurses.
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 find 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: https://committees.parliament.uk/work/192/the-governments-response-to-coronavirus/
Timeline
| 7 Apr 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 9 Jun 2020 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
9 Jun 2020
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