Petition · past parliament · Department of Health and Social Care

Double pay for healthcare professionals dealing with Covid patients

Closed 62 signatures

What the petition asks

Doctors, nurses and other health care professionals working with COVID patients (like ITU and A&E) take significantly higher physical and mental risks.

Similarly to Polish government action, the UK government could decide on paying the double salaries, backdated to the start of the pandemic.

Timeline

18 Feb 2021 Petition opened for signatures
18 Aug 2021 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 62
Status Closed
Department Department of Health and Social Care
Opened 18 Feb 2021
Closed 18 Aug 2021

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