Petition Delay IR35 the implementation for 18 months for the NHS to implement HMRC rules

IR35 regulations start 6th April, this effects 60000 Doctors and Nurses
Many Doctors and Nurses do ‘Locum/temp’ work to top up their salaries and keep the NHS working.
IR35 regulations are enforced from the 6th of April 2017, A&E , Out of Hours GP services will collapse.

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Many Doctors and Nurses do ‘Locum/temp’ work to top up their salaries and keep the NHS working. The IR35 changes mean the loss of income will ultimately lead to them stopping working extra hours.

Government wants 7 days a week NHS but fails to recognise the lack of Doctors to do the work, and if IR35 regulations are enforced from the 6th of April 2017, A&E ,Out of Hours GP services will collapse. The government will state Locums are the cause they are the Elastoplast keeping it running.

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Date closed 3 May 2017
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