Submitted by Adrianna Trusinska on Saturday 17th January 2026
Published on Tuesday 17th February 2026
Current status: Open
Open until: Monday 17th August 2026
Current Signatures: 33
(count is updated approximately hourly)
Relevant Departments
Tagged with
Access ~ Cost ~ fund ~ health care ~ Healthcare ~ NHS ~ NHS patients ~ Pressure ~ The NHS
Provide funding to partially cover costs of private healthcare
Provide funding for any NHS patients to access private treatments for procedures that the NHS typically covers, covering the costs equivalent to what the NHS would normally pay if the treatment were conducted through the NHS. Patients would then only need to cover the difference in cost.
This approach would not only reduce waiting times significantly but also lessen the pressure on NHS resources, helping it focus on emergencies and those in critical need.
If you want to sign this petition (as opposed to merely discuss it), you need to do that on the government's e-Petitions website.
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