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Introduce legally enforceable safe nurse-to-patient staffing ratios in the NHS

Submitted by Poppy Bazell on Saturday 6th September 2025

Published on Thursday 25th September 2025

Current status: Closed

Closed: Wednesday 25th March 2026

Signatures: 10,439

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$PUSH ~ Burned ~ Burns ~ Cutting ~ Legally ~ level ~ Minimum ~ NHS ~ Nurses ~ point ~ Safety ~ Staff ~ The NHS ~ Tipping Point ~ tips ~ Wellbeing

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Popularity

This petition has 10,439 signatures in total, with signatories from 646 constituencies. That makes it the 2,450th most popular petition of all time.

Geography

This petition has a Diversity Rating of 99% (average) and a Local Issue Rating of 0% (very low).

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Notes on geography

Signatures by constituency and region don't necessarily add up to the total number of signatures. That's because the petitions system doesn't validate postcodes, and some people mistype them. And without a valid postcode, a signature cannot be allocated to any particular place.

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