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PM urged to give compensation to families of NHS staff who die in Covid-19 fight

A group of 50 ex-ministers and senior MPs have written to Boris Johnson in support of a compensation scheme.

Joe Mellor by Joe Mellor
2020-03-31 17:53
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A host of ex-ministers and senior MPs have backed a campaign to provide the families of NHS front line “heroes” with compensation if they die in the fight against Covid-19.

A senior collection of cross-party backbenchers – including ex-police minister Mike Penning, former health minister Dan Poulter and Sir Charles Walker, joint vice-chair of the influential Conservative Party 1922 Committee – have added their names to a call for Boris Johnson to offer financial support to loved ones of NHS workers in the event of their death.

Ear, nose and throat consultant Amged El-Hawrani, aged 55, became the first doctor to be recognised by the NHS as having died after contracting coronavirus from his patients following his death at Leicester Royal Infirmary on Saturday.

The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) has confirmed that about one in four NHS doctors are off work sick or in isolation while the Health Care Supply Association (HCSA) has warned of “serious supply issues” in personal protective equipment in hospitals.

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In their letter to the Prime Minister, co-ordinated by Liberal Democrat MP Layla Moran, 50 MPs have united in calling for an armed-forces style compensation package for NHS workers who lose their lives.

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They wrote: “Those on the front line of this battle against coronavirus are heroes.

“However, the risks to themselves and their families that they are taking on a daily basis are not recognised as much as they should be.

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“We are writing to you to call on the UK Government to create a coronavirus compensation scheme for those who, as dedicated and committed professionals, are bravely putting themselves in harm’s way to protect us all.”

The group of MPs argued that those who die after contracting the illness from patients should be eligible for payment to their families, on top of their pension benefit.

50 cross-party MPs have written to the PM calling for the creation of a Coronavirus Compensation Scheme. Our gratitude to all those on the frontline is limitless. They deserve the security and comfort this would bring. Sign the petition 👉 https://t.co/t2AcKeJCWp pic.twitter.com/d8A6m3N4BO

— Layla Moran 🔶 (@LaylaMoran) March 31, 2020

A contribution should also be made to their funeral costs, they told the PM, with the scheme providing a lump sum payment, guaranteed income for the family and child payments to those eligible under 18-years-old.

Other MPs to have signed the letter include acting Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey, Labour’s shadow culture secretary Tracy Brabin, Plaid Cymru Westminster leader Liz Saville-Roberts, the DUP’s Jim Shannon and the SNP’s Angus MacNeil, chair of the Commons international trade committee.

Ms Moran, who is set to run in the postponed Lib Dem leadership race next year, said 1,150 members of the public had also signed up to her campaign.

The bid to secure compensation follows a Daily Mirror campaign to give a medal to those NHS workers putting their lives in jeopardy to battle Covid-19.

BMA

Meanwhile, the British Medical Association (BMA) has called for better protection for the families of retired doctors who are returning to work during the pandemic.

The union has called for an automatic extension to “enhanced death in service cover” for all frontline NHS staff.

Dr Chaand Nagpaul, chairman of the BMA council, said: “Looking after our healthcare workers has never been more important, and that extends to making sure they and their families are protected, financially, if the worst happens.

“This is not a time to be complacent. We know that some doctors have sadly died or developed significant illnesses as a result of this terrible disease, which is why every one of them, be they new to the NHS or returning from retirement, must have access to enhanced death in service cover.”

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