Submitted on Tuesday 27th January 2026
Rejected on Friday 6th March 2026
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)
Orthopaedic Practitioners to be recognised as registered professionals by NHS
I would wish for the Government/Parliament to help ensure that Orthopaedic practitioners registered with the British Orthopaedic Association, are recognised as registered professionals within the NHS, and are offered the opportunity to develop as part of the NHS multi-professional framework
In order to be employed as an orthopaedic practitioner, one must undertake on the job training, followed by a further 6 weeks at Stanmore hospital for academic teaching, and subsequent practical/verbal examination.
On completion of this training, the student is rewarded a level5/6 certificate, and is signed onto a professional register for orthopaedic practitioners under the British Orthopaedic Association.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
We are not clear that this is a matter for the Government, it falls in part under the HCPC's remit which in turn falls under that of the PSA.
I also am not clear that the steps you set out to become an orthopaedic practitioner are comprehensive - I believe you also need an undergraduate medical degree and think training at Stanmore isn't obligatory (it can be taken at another hospital/institution as geographically appropriate - forgive me if I am wrong on this last point).
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