Nurses Registration fee & Union fee to be refunded & held during covid-19 crisis

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Nurses pay £120 to be active on the register every year to work as a nurse & revalidate every 3 years to support the work they do. Union fees cost almost £200 annually if support is required by the professional whilst working.

Nursing is already overstretched, overworked & underpaid. During the covid-19 crisis this strain is significantly bigger, with nurses working in unprecedented situations & unfamiliar clinical settings, often working over their hours during this crisis. Refunding the fees that have to be paid annually as a nurse will be a bonus during our hard work in these hard times.

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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Reimburse health care professionals for professional registration fees

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/

Timeline

21 Apr 2020	Petition opened for signatures
26 May 2020	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 26 May 2020

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