Petition · past parliament
Include junior doctors and paramedics in the national 2.8% pay rise!
Rejected
14 signatures
What the petition asks
The new government pay rise of 2.8% is the government’s response to critical healthcare workers putting their lives at risk during the covid-19 pandemic. HOWEVER - this does not include any junior doctors (majority of front line workers) or paramedics. We must change this now!
Junior doctors basic pay starts off at minimum wage and many of them are struggling to pay rent in the early years of their training despite working gruelling hours under poor conditions with limited access to PPE during the coronavirus pandemic. It’s about time the government recognised the need to fairly compensate key workers holding up the backbone of the NHS.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 22 Jul 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 28 Jul 2020 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
14
Status
Rejected
Rejected
28 Jul 2020
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.