This petition was submitted during the 2019-2024 parliament
Rejected petition Abolish NHS Nurse & Midwives annual NMC registration £120 fee !
Stop charging nurses and midwives an annual registration fee to do their jobs !
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Nurses and Midwives are asked to register on the Nursing & Midwifery Council register and pay £120 to practice their jobs every year. It was previously only £75 a few years ago and the fee has increased significantly whilst their wages has not. If they do not register they cannot work. Nurses wages are low in comparison to equally skilled jobs, this fee is unfair and not necessary it should be abolished.
This petition was rejected
Why was this petition rejected?
It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.
The level of registrations fees are a matter for independent regulators such as the General Medical Council and Nursing and Midwifery Council, and not the Government or Parliament.
We have published a petition calling on the Government to reimburse health care professionals for professional registration fees, which you might like to sign: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/307399
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