#ProtectNHSworkers
MPs pledge to ensure the protection of healthcare workers throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.
More than 620 UK health and social care workers have died as a consequence of COVID-19. We have asked MPs to come together and take immediate action to protect frontline workers and the services they deliver to the public. Over 42,000 lives have already been lost in the UK. As we approach winter, we must act to safeguard the lives of our healthcare workers, so that they can continue caring for the public.
New, ring-fenced funding should be allocated from central government sources to achieve these aims.
As a UK parliamentarian, I pledge to support EveryDoctor in achieving the following:
- Priority access to testing for health and social care workers and their household members, within 24 hours of onset of symptoms.
- PPE for all health and social care workers in line with World Health Organisation standards.
- A fair death-in-service package for all bereaved families of health and social care workers who have tragically died of COVID-19 in the line of their work.
- Fair sick and isolation pay arrangements for all health and social care workers, including temporary and locum staff.
- Provision of accommodation for health and social care workers living with vulnerable people.
Below are the MPs who have agreed to support us as we work towards these goals:
Debbie Abrahams MP (Labour)
Oldham East and Saddleworth
Mike Amesbury MP (Labour)
Weaver Vale
Tonia Antoniazzi MP (Labour)
Gower
Clive Betts MP (Labour)
Sheffield South East
Alan Campbell MP (Labour)
Tynemouth
Christopher Chope MP (Conservative)
Christchurch
Daisy Cooper MP (Liberal Democrat)
St Albans
Rosie Cooper MP (Labour)
West Lancashire
Stella Creasy MP (Labour/Co-operative)
Walthamstow
Peter Dowd MP (Labour)
Bootle
Jonathan Edwards MP (Plaid Cymru)
Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
Tim Farron MP (Liberal Democrat)
Westmorland and Lonsdale
Mary Foy MP (Labour)
City of Durham
Kate Green MP (Labour)
Stretford and Urmston
Claire Hanna MP (Social Democratic and Labour Party)
Belfast South
Wera Hobhouse MP (Liberal Democrat)
Bath
George Howarth MP (Labour)
Knowsley
Ben Lake MP (Plaid)
CymruCeredigion
Ian Lavery MP (Labour)
Wansbeck
Clive Lewis MP (Labour)
Norwich South
Caroline Lucas MP (Green)
Brighton, Pavilion
Siobhain McDonagh MP (Labour)
Mitcham and Morden
Layla Moran MP (Liberal Democrat)
Oxford West and Abingdon
Sarah Olney MP (Liberal Democrat)
Richmond Park
Yasmin Qureshi MP (Labour)
Bolton South East
Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP (Labour)
Streatham
Liz Saville-Roberts MP (Plaid Cymru)
Dwyfor Meirionnydd
Naseem Shah MP (Labour)
Bradford West
Virendra Sharma MP (Labour)
Ealing, Southall
Cat Smith MP (Labour)
Lancaster and Fleetwood
Catherine West MP (Labour)
Hornsey and Wood Green
Mick Whitley MP (Labour)
Birkenhead
Hywel Williams MP (Plaid Cymru)
Arfon
William Wragg MP (Conservative)
Hazel Grove
Mohammad Yasin MP (Labour)
Bedford
