Petition - NHS Pay

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 5:00 pm on 22 July 2021.

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Photo of Jon Trickett Jon Trickett Labour, Hemsworth 5:00, 22 July 2021

I am pleased to present this petition on behalf of 815,000 people who have expressed their views about the Government’s paltry offer of 3% to NHS staff.

The petition states:

The petition of residents of the United Kingdom,

Declares that throughout the pandemic, thousands of NHS workers have been working around the clock, putting their lives at risk to protect the public;
notes that the average nurse in the UK has lost 20% of their income the last 10 years and that it is not surprising that there are 100,000 vacancies within the NHS currently;
declares that many NHS workers are using food banks to get by;
notes that earlier this year, the Government announced a pay rise for public service workers “in recognition of their efforts in tackling Covid-19” but many NHS staff including nurses, porters and cleaners were not included;
declares that the wellbeing of NHS staff is more important than ever—