This petition was submitted during the 2019-2024 parliament
Rejected petition Implement a national salary increase of all front line NHS employees
It is a requirement now more than ever the government must implement an immediate increase in the pay scale and structure of all NHS frontline employees. All middle managers of NHS trusts should be streamlined and salaries capped.
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In the midsts of COVID-19 outbreak, we have been starkly reminded of the integral role the NHS plays in the U.K. The NHS has been neglected and the necessary funds withheld for decades. The NHS has begged for the publics attention for years and now in this uncertain time we the public now need the NHS and those who ensure it runs daily more than ever. It is about time we the people stand up for the people in the NHS who care for us while we prepare as one community to overcome this disease.
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