Rejected petition Increase wages of NHS frontline staff during the Covid-19 outbreak.

Frontline staff who work extra shifts should be paid an additional £100 per shift. This could increase the availability of staff during the high demand for care due to the Covid-19 outbreak.
Thus, providing extra support to staff who do additional shifts to help with staff shortages and sickness.

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The NHS is already at breaking point with workforce shortages, an ageing population and greater demand for it’s services.
With the rapid development of Covid-19, frontline staff are directly exposed to the outbreak; working tirelessly to care and support the increasing number of people who have fallen ill to the virus.
Many staff are working extra shifts or longer hours to cater for demand, often without breaks, further increasing the stress and strains of working in a care setting.

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You may wish to sign this petition calling for the same action: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/300073

You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:

NHS website: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
UK Government website: https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus

You can read NHS tips to help if you are worried about coronavirus here: https://www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/coronavirus-covid-19-anxiety-tips

You may also be interested to know that because of the large number of petitions that have been started in relation to coronavirus, the Petitions Committee has been questioning the Government about its response to the coronavirus outbreak.

Find out more and watch the Committee put questions suggested by petitioners to Government Ministers and the Deputy Chief Medical Officer: https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/news/145767/committee-question-deputy-chief-medical-officer-and-ministers-on-coronavirus-response/

Read letters asking further questions of Government Ministers: https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/publications/3/correspondence/

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Date submitted 21 March 2020
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