Tags are generated automatically from the petition contents, so sometimes they do end up being a bit imprecise. But manually tagging over a 100,000 petitions would be a bit of a stretch, so we'll just have to put up with the occasional dodgy tag. Sorry about that.
Allow nurses to apply for the Health and Care Worker Visa in-country
Open from Wednesday 24th November 2021 to Tuesday 24th May 2022
80 signatures
Fund better rural post-diagnosis pathways for dementia patients & their carers
Opened on Tuesday 5th May 2026
79 signatures so far
Fund Full NHS Bursaries for Nurses & Midwives to Help Secure Our Workforce
Open from Monday 16th June 2025 to Tuesday 16th December 2025
76 signatures
Create a Key Worker tax allowance bracket to reward key workers
Open from Monday 12th July 2021 to Wednesday 12th January 2022
76 signatures
Make education about autism spectrum disorder mandatory for healthcare workers
Opened on Wednesday 17th December 2025
75 signatures so far
Fund an annual campaign to celebrate and remember frontline and NHS workers
Open from Tuesday 5th January 2021 to Monday 5th July 2021
72 signatures
Support student nurses with loan Forgiveness, fair pay & service recognition
Opened on Monday 30th March 2026
72 signatures so far
Fund paid rest breaks for all NHS nursing staff
Open from Friday 23rd May 2025 to Sunday 23rd November 2025
70 signatures
Give all Nurses and lower paid NHS Staff a tax free bonus of £5000
Open from Wednesday 20th January 2021 to Tuesday 20th July 2021
69 signatures
Allow English nurses to carry emergency prescription-only medications
Open from Tuesday 8th July 2025 to Thursday 8th January 2026
66 signatures
Reform House of Lords so 50% of members are key workers selected by ballot
Open from Thursday 6th August 2020 to Saturday 6th February 2021
65 signatures
Introduce a higher mileage rate for health and social care essential car users
Opened on Monday 20th April 2026
65 signatures so far
Double pay for healthcare professionals dealing with Covid patients
Open from Thursday 18th February 2021 to Wednesday 18th August 2021
62 signatures
Fund and deliver a £60 million aid package for Sri Lanka
Opened on Friday 16th January 2026
59 signatures so far
Implement mandatory registration for all social care workers in England
Open from Thursday 11th June 2020 to Friday 11th December 2020
58 signatures
Raise the 40% tax threshold from £50,271 to £53,800
Open from Thursday 5th June 2025 to Friday 5th December 2025
57 signatures
Reduce the state pension age to 60 for long-term night shift workers.
Open from Friday 28th October 2022 to Friday 28th April 2023
57 signatures
Review requirements to become mental health practitioner
Opened on Thursday 23rd April 2026
57 signatures so far
Extend Coronavirus Life Assurance Scheme to private sector healthcare workers
Open from Wednesday 29th July 2020 to Friday 29th January 2021
56 signatures
Fund and expand employment opportunities for newly qualified NHS nurses
Open from Friday 18th July 2025 to Sunday 18th January 2026
55 signatures
Fund mental health training for registered nurses
Opened on Friday 19th December 2025
54 signatures so far
Grant all overseas NHS staff and their family's indefinite leave to remain (ILR)
Open from Tuesday 26th May 2020 to Thursday 26th November 2020
53 signatures
Link Public Sector Pay Rises by % to what the IPSA decide as MP's Pay Rises
Open from Tuesday 17th August 2021 to Thursday 17th February 2022
52 signatures
Prioritise immediate family of healthcare workers for Covid-19 vaccinate
Open from Wednesday 20th January 2021 to Tuesday 20th July 2021
50 signatures
Give doctors and nurses the 20% pay rise they deserve
Open from Wednesday 28th December 2022 to Wednesday 28th June 2023
49 signatures
Extend entitlements to breaks to nursing mothers working under 6 hour shifts
Open from Thursday 21st January 2021 to Wednesday 21st July 2021
49 signatures
Fund more hospitals. Employ more nurses.
Open from Tuesday 7th December 2021 to Tuesday 7th June 2022
48 signatures
Fund £500 bonus for Early Years Practitioners in England as key workers
Open from Wednesday 13th January 2021 to Tuesday 13th July 2021
48 signatures
Fund tuition fees for midwives and nurses
Open from Wednesday 11th November 2020 to Tuesday 11th May 2021
48 signatures
Make Covid vaccinations a requirement for Personal Assistants
Open from Thursday 16th December 2021 to Thursday 16th June 2022
47 signatures
Allow Registered Paramedics, Midwives and Nurses to use Green Beacons
Open from Friday 20th August 2021 to Sunday 20th February 2022
46 signatures
Give residents with FLR (FP) status access to home fees for health degrees
Open from Thursday 1st April 2021 to Friday 1st October 2021
44 signatures
NHS Dental Nurses to be entitled to an NHS pension.
Open from Friday 4th February 2022 to Thursday 4th August 2022
44 signatures
Give TV Licensing money to our NHS
Open from Wednesday 27th May 2020 to Friday 27th November 2020
43 signatures
Make the Care Quality Commission responsible for oversight of managed quarantine
Open from Wednesday 30th June 2021 to Thursday 30th December 2021
42 signatures
Ban secondary schools from starting teaching before 9am
Open from Monday 30th November 2020 to Sunday 30th May 2021
41 signatures
Reduce university tuition fees to £3500 for health care courses during COVID-19
Open from Thursday 18th February 2021 to Wednesday 18th August 2021
41 signatures
Give foreign Doctors & Nurses ILR in UK after a year of starting Job
Open from Tuesday 16th June 2020 to Wednesday 16th December 2020
40 signatures
Provide funding for nit nurses to visit schools
Open from Friday 28th March 2025 to Sunday 28th September 2025
40 signatures
Fund free public transport for NHS and social care workers
Open from Tuesday 27th October 2020 to Tuesday 27th April 2021
38 signatures
Set requirements for more background checks for certain professions
Open from Tuesday 13th May 2025 to Thursday 13th November 2025
38 signatures
Provide funding for NHS nurse's NMC PINs to work
Opened on Tuesday 16th December 2025
37 signatures so far
Expand who can issue fit notes to include paramedics and other registered HCPS
Open from Tuesday 13th May 2025 to Thursday 13th November 2025
37 signatures
Fund a graduate guarantee scheme for newly qualified physiotherapists
Open from Thursday 9th October 2025 to Thursday 9th April 2026
37 signatures
Write off all nurses, doctors and student nurses' student debts.
Open from Wednesday 15th July 2020 to Friday 15th January 2021
36 signatures
Raise the maximum age a child can be for parents to claim learning allowance
Open from Monday 19th May 2025 to Wednesday 19th November 2025
36 signatures
Hold a review into job opportunities for newly qualified nurses
Open from Friday 29th November 2024 to Thursday 29th May 2025
35 signatures
Exempt NHS and emergency workers from standard rate income tax
Open from Monday 8th November 2021 to Sunday 8th May 2022
35 signatures
Require learning disability nurses in all SLD SEND specialist schools
Opened on Wednesday 29th April 2026
35 signatures so far
Give nurses a 5% pay rise and then 1% above inflation for the next 10 years
Open from Wednesday 31st March 2021 to Thursday 30th September 2021
35 signatures
Introduce a minimum starting wage of £40000 for all Nurses.
Open from Tuesday 26th May 2020 to Thursday 26th November 2020
34 signatures
Write off all student debt for nurses and midwives
Open from Monday 28th February 2022 to Sunday 28th August 2022
34 signatures
Do not extend ILR qualifying period for RQF6 & below workers
Opened on Friday 19th December 2025
33 signatures so far
Remove the English test for EU registered nurses to become registered in the UK
Open from Tuesday 30th November 2021 to Monday 30th May 2022
33 signatures
Law for GP surgeries to give the same annual leave & sick leave for all staff
Open from Tuesday 22nd September 2020 to Monday 22nd March 2021
30 signatures
Reform biomedical science degrees
Open from Monday 27th October 2025 to Monday 27th April 2026
30 signatures
Increase income tax/NI to give NHS staff a larger pay increase
Open from Monday 15th March 2021 to Wednesday 15th September 2021
30 signatures
Require student nurses/midwives be paid the same as a HCA whilst on placement
Open from Wednesday 4th August 2021 to Friday 4th February 2022
29 signatures
Change in Tier 2 visa for family to receive ILR if NHS worker dies of COVID 19.
Open from Monday 18th May 2020 to Wednesday 18th November 2020
28 signatures
Use proceeds from Covid-19 fines to fund a bonus for frontline NHS staff
Open from Wednesday 20th January 2021 to Tuesday 20th July 2021
27 signatures
Fund mental health units in all hospitals in England
Open from Tuesday 11th May 2021 to Thursday 11th November 2021
27 signatures
Make the COVID-19 vaccine available to all students on placement in the pandemic
Open from Tuesday 12th January 2021 to Monday 12th July 2021
27 signatures
Make it a legal requirement for taxi drivers to wear face masks.
Open from Tuesday 12th January 2021 to Monday 12th July 2021
27 signatures
Extend eligibility for childcare grant to part-time student nurses
Open from Friday 4th March 2022 to Sunday 4th September 2022
26 signatures
Allow students working in NHS and healthcare roles to apply for FLR visa
Open from Thursday 11th June 2020 to Friday 11th December 2020
26 signatures
Increase the foreign aid budget so Royal Navy can fund and deploy hospital ships
Open from Tuesday 2nd September 2025 to Monday 2nd March 2026
26 signatures
Introduce mandatory ankle and feet checks by school nurses in school
Opened on Thursday 12th March 2026
26 signatures so far
Allow nursing homes to have a stock of anticipatory medication for all users
Opened on Tuesday 28th April 2026
24 signatures so far
Clear student debts for all newly qualified & final year medical students.
Open from Friday 5th June 2020 to Saturday 5th December 2020
23 signatures
Clear any NHS student debt accrued during the covid 19 pandemic
Open from Monday 25th January 2021 to Sunday 25th July 2021
23 signatures
Write off student loans for nurses trained after 2016
Opened on Tuesday 5th May 2026
23 signatures so far
Provide financial aid to the Philippines to help combat the pandemic
Open from Monday 6th July 2020 to Wednesday 6th January 2021
21 signatures
Require all private care home and nursing home fees to be tax deductible
Open from Monday 7th April 2025 to Tuesday 7th October 2025
21 signatures
Hold a royal commission into the state of the NHS at the start of Covid19 crisis
Open from Tuesday 12th May 2020 to Thursday 12th November 2020
21 signatures
Create a pathway for overstayers with health or tech skills to regularise status
Open from Monday 14th July 2025 to Wednesday 14th January 2026
20 signatures
Limit public sector spending on external consultants
Open from Friday 23rd October 2020 to Friday 23rd April 2021
20 signatures
Require all GP practice staff to be paid on the Agenda for Change scale
Open from Thursday 29th July 2021 to Saturday 29th January 2022
19 signatures
Fund nit nurses in all schools
Open from Thursday 27th October 2022 to Thursday 27th April 2023
18 signatures
Allow qualified professionals to end a tenancy for adults who lack capacity
Opened on Thursday 9th April 2026
18 signatures so far
Award medals to the retired doctors and nurses who returned to NHS for COVID19
Open from Friday 22nd May 2020 to Sunday 22nd November 2020
18 signatures
Prioritise Covid19 testing and PPE for NHS staff working with pregnant women
Open from Thursday 28th May 2020 to Saturday 28th November 2020
17 signatures
Raise income tax to increase nurse pay in the NHS.
Open from Thursday 22nd December 2022 to Thursday 22nd June 2023
17 signatures
Establish a new body to represent NHS workers and develop Covid recovery plan
Open from Tuesday 16th February 2021 to Monday 16th August 2021
17 signatures
ALL nursing students to be eligible for the nursing training grant
Open from Friday 15th January 2021 to Thursday 15th July 2021
17 signatures
Allow parents to bring nursing babies into the Commons Chamber
Open from Monday 11th July 2022 to Wednesday 25th January 2023
17 signatures
Payrise for Paramedics/Technicians
Open from Wednesday 20th January 2021 to Tuesday 20th July 2021
17 signatures
Increase pay for NHS Mental Health Workers
Open from Friday 4th December 2020 to Friday 4th June 2021
16 signatures
Reform the system for seeking compensation from the NHS
Open from Thursday 30th July 2020 to Saturday 30th January 2021
15 signatures
Allow the general public to access the QTS register for teachers in England
Open from Friday 17th September 2021 to Thursday 17th March 2022
14 signatures
Allow the Infection Control Fund to be used for carers pay before 13 May
Open from Thursday 3rd September 2020 to Wednesday 3rd March 2021
13 signatures
Stop deducting Tax and NI from our NHS workers.
Open from Thursday 11th February 2021 to Wednesday 11th August 2021
13 signatures
Introduce a higher, sector-specific Minimum Wage for PCAs and veterinary nurses
Opened on Tuesday 5th May 2026
13 signatures so far
Increase tax threshold for NHS/care/teachers & home schooling self-employed
Open from Wednesday 31st March 2021 to Thursday 30th September 2021
12 signatures
Fund increased pay for Research Scientists at universities
Open from Wednesday 2nd December 2020 to Wednesday 2nd June 2021
12 signatures
Ensure medical and dental students are paid whilst on placement
Open from Tuesday 1st December 2020 to Tuesday 1st June 2021
12 signatures
Review employment pathways for newly qualified nurses
Opened on
12 signatures so far
Give Covid ICU NHS staff 10% bonus + raise all NHS basic pay under £25k by 10%.
Open from Wednesday 17th March 2021 to Friday 17th September 2021
12 signatures
Fund band 6 pay for newly-qualified nurses
Open from Wednesday 23rd September 2020 to Tuesday 23rd March 2021
11 signatures
Abolish Managed Quarantine for all economic migrants
Open from Monday 16th August 2021 to Wednesday 16th February 2022
11 signatures
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