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Suspend the Nursing and Midwifery Council subscription fee during Covid pandemic

Submitted on Tuesday 24th March 2020

Rejected on Wednesday 29th April 2020

Current status: Rejected

Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)

Petition Action

Suspend the Nursing and Midwifery Council subscription fee during Covid pandemic

Petition Details

In order to remain on the NMC register, nurses and midwives have to pay the regulator £120 per year. In light of the increased commitment to the general public we are all having to demonstrate during the Covid-19 pandemic, the fee should.be suspended as a good will gesture.

Additional Information

Our professions are facing huge demand, we are working more tirelessly and with more commitment than ever whilst exposing ourselves and our families to the outbreak. A good will gesture on light of this would be to at least not have to pay £120 a year for the privelige.


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This petition was rejected

The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:

There's already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.

You are more likely to get action on this issue if you sign and share a single petition.

You may wish to sign this petition calling for the same action: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/307399

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