PETITIONRejectedPetition · petition.parliament.uk
Change NHS break in service policy to a reasonable period of time.
Change the NHS break in service policy to be 1 month instead of 1 week. This provides protection for those changing jobs between contracts/jobs within the NHS.
Last fetched 03 May 2026 · petition.parliament.uk
Signatures
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Government response threshold (10,000) · 8/10,000
Debate threshold (100,000) · 8/100,000
Background
The current break in service policy only covers 1-week. This is highly unreasonable, as it doesnt afford time for relocation, times between trust inductions, or any reasonable reason leading to a gap between NHS jobs. Moving to a 1-month break in service policy would be more reasonable and protect those facing redundancy from missing out on earning compensation.