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Give patients a right to receive a medical second opinion

Submitted by Clare Adams on Monday 15th December 2025

Published on Friday 23rd January 2026

Current status: Open

Open until: Thursday 23rd July 2026

Current Signatures: 260
(count is updated approximately hourly)

Relevant Departments

Tagged with

Bias ~ delayed ~ FEAR ~ IMPACT ~ Medic ~ NEGATIVE ~ NHS ~ RARE ~ Refused ~ Request ~ risk ~ Safety ~ The NHS ~ trust

Daily and Total Signatures by Date

Popularity

This petition has 260 signatures in total, with signatories from 115 constituencies. That makes it the 593rd most popular open petition, and the 14,398th most popular of all time.

Geography

This petition has a Diversity Rating of 29% (very low) and a Local Issue Rating of -15% (very low).

Signatures by Constituency

Signatures by Region

Signatures by Country

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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