Scrap registration fees for NHS nurses in light of Covid-19

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

The Nursing and Midwifery Council have recently emailed nurses to request that they pay their £120 registration fee for the coming year. This seems particularly unfair considering all of the work they have done for the public with Covid 19. The registration fee should be scrapped this year.

NHS workers have been on the front line in this virus and are already underpaid for the amazing work they do. In recognition of all of their hard work, the registration fee should be scrapped this year as a thank you for all of their hard work.

Why it was rejected

It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.

The level of registrations fees are a matter for independent regulators such as the General Medical Council and Nursing and Midwifery Council, and not the Government or Parliament.

We have published a petition calling on the Government to reimburse health care professionals for professional registration fees, which you might like to sign: Reimburse health care professionals for professional registration fees

You could start a new petition calling on the Government to fund health regulators directly, so they do not need to charge a registration fee.

Timeline

3 Jun 2020	Petition opened for signatures
11 Aug 2020	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 11 Aug 2020

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