Petition · past parliament

Forgive student loan debt for doctors, nurses, and health professionals in UK

Rejected 11 signatures

What the petition asks

It would be a small gesture from government to reward the health professionals by write-off their student loan debts for health-professionals who have put their life's on line for all of us.I would like the government to write-off the their debt as token of appreciation.
I have seen many of these brave health professionals as friends who have left their families behind and fighting the invisible enemy at the forefront of this war. It is so frustrating for me and many people like me that cannot directly contribute, help and reward these brave health professionals. I thought if we can do that through the government by forgive their student-loan debts, it would be similar to us are doing so as this will ultimately comes from the tax payers pockets.

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:

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

Write off all student loans for all NHS staff fighting COVID19: Write off all student loans for all NHS staff fighting COVID19

Forgive student debt of all key workers after Pandemic crisis: Forgive student debt of all key workers after Pandemic crisis.

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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

8 Apr 2020 Petition opened for signatures
28 Apr 2020 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 11
Status Rejected
Rejected 28 Apr 2020

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