Petitions tagged with "Doctor"

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Tags are generated automatically from the petition contents, so sometimes they do end up being a bit imprecise. But manually tagging over a 100,000 petitions would be a bit of a stretch, so we'll just have to put up with the occasional dodgy tag. Sorry about that.

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• Stop DWP repeating PIP assessments for disabled people
  Open from Monday 23rd December 2024 to Monday 23rd June 2025
  24,441 signatures

• Create a legal right for patients to receive timely face-to-face GP appointments
  Open from Wednesday 9th June 2021 to Thursday 9th December 2021
  19,300 signatures

• Legal right to 2 week review of patients with suspected heart failure (HF)
  Open from Monday 28th September 2020 to Sunday 28th March 2021
  10,734 signatures

• Fund improvement to PCOS, Endometriosis, and Fertility Health care and treatment
  Opened on Thursday 19th February 2026
  6,759 signatures so far

• Offer healthcare workers on tier2 visa ILR after 2 years instead of 5 years
  Open from Thursday 21st November 2024 to Wednesday 21st May 2025
  4,475 signatures

• Instruct NHS England to revoke adoption of the IHRA definition of antisemitism
  Opened on Tuesday 9th December 2025
  3,775 signatures so far

• Keep 5-year ILR for Health and Care visa holders to protect the NHS
  Open from Tuesday 4th November 2025 to Monday 4th May 2026
  3,158 signatures

• Fund offer of toxicology test for repetitive symptoms unexplained otherwise
  Open from Friday 16th May 2025 to Sunday 16th November 2025
  2,708 signatures

• Introduce legislation restricting nonsurgical aesthetics to medical doctors only
  Open from Tuesday 7th January 2025 to Monday 7th July 2025
  2,691 signatures

• Commission an independent review into GP access
  Open from Monday 18th October 2021 to Monday 18th April 2022
  2,350 signatures

• Require all doctors to receive perimenopause training & GPs to have specialists
  Open from Tuesday 3rd June 2025 to Wednesday 3rd December 2025
  1,714 signatures

• Change the law to tell parents if their child threatens suicide to a doctor
  Open from Wednesday 2nd April 2025 to Thursday 2nd October 2025
  1,541 signatures

• Provide paid miscarriage leave to women who lose a pregnancy before 24 weeks.
  Open from Thursday 1st April 2021 to Friday 1st October 2021
  1,285 signatures

• Increase funding for training and recruiting doctors with menopause expertise
  Open from Friday 14th May 2021 to Sunday 14th November 2021
  1,250 signatures

• Prioritise NHS training based on experience, not immigration status
  Opened on Thursday 12th February 2026
  1,183 signatures so far

• Cancel student debt for NHS staff after 5 years’ service
  Opened on Thursday 9th April 2026
  847 signatures so far

• Make international GPs automatically eligible for ILR after completing training
  Open from Tuesday 29th April 2025 to Wednesday 29th October 2025
  776 signatures

• Vote against the Assisted Dying Bill
  Open from Thursday 12th December 2024 to Thursday 12th June 2025
  719 signatures

• Hold an inquiry into Healthcare Professionals dying by suicide.
  Opened on Wednesday 11th February 2026
  705 signatures so far

• Include GMC accredited degrees from UK medical campuses outside of the UK
  Opened on Tuesday 17th February 2026
  597 signatures so far

• Waive the interest on student loans for NHS workers and students
  Open from Wednesday 29th July 2020 to Friday 29th January 2021
  587 signatures

• Fund more doctor postgraduate training posts in the NHS
  Open from Tuesday 25th March 2025 to Thursday 25th September 2025
  553 signatures

• Require all PIP assessments & reviews be conducted by doctors
  Open from Monday 19th May 2025 to Wednesday 19th November 2025
  508 signatures

• Pause NHS Neighbourhood plans, protect local GP surgeries & hold consultation
  Open from Friday 19th September 2025 to Thursday 19th March 2026
  425 signatures

• Fund routine prostate cancer screening tests for men from the age of 50
  Open from Tuesday 7th September 2021 to Monday 7th March 2022
  374 signatures

• Make it illegal for politicians to use false information and statistics
  Open from Tuesday 14th October 2025 to Tuesday 14th April 2026
  301 signatures

• Government to commence the Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill in 2027
  Opened on Friday 20th February 2026
  287 signatures so far

• Require cosmetic surgeons to hold a GMC-approved specialist qualification
  Opened on Monday 30th March 2026
  225 signatures so far

• Fund training on Neurofibromatosis and Functional neurological disorder
  Open from Wednesday 24th September 2025 to Tuesday 24th March 2026
  221 signatures

• Abolish prescription fees
  Open from Tuesday 20th July 2021 to Thursday 20th January 2022
  185 signatures

• Review the role of Physicians Associates (PAs)
  Open from Tuesday 3rd December 2024 to Tuesday 3rd June 2025
  185 signatures

• Review how to close the gender health gap and improve women's healthcare
  Open from Friday 14th March 2025 to Sunday 14th September 2025
  175 signatures

• Allow medicinal cannabis to be prescribed by GPs
  Open from Monday 10th May 2021 to Wednesday 10th November 2021
  173 signatures

• Scrap university fees for doctors, nurses, etc providing they finish the course.
  Open from Tuesday 5th July 2022 to Thursday 19th January 2023
  165 signatures

• Ban MPs from accepting any gifts or donations from businesses and individuals
  Opened on Monday 1st December 2025
  158 signatures so far

• Fund at home smear test kits for females when requested.
  Open from Monday 25th November 2024 to Sunday 25th May 2025
  154 signatures

• Require all elected public officials have a clean enhanced DBS prior to start
  Open from Thursday 13th February 2025 to Wednesday 13th August 2025
  152 signatures

• Ban MPs from having second jobs except in NHS
  Opened on Tuesday 24th February 2026
  130 signatures so far

• Transitional period for international medical graduates working in NHS
  Opened on Wednesday 11th March 2026
  111 signatures so far

• Ban Infant Circumcision
  Opened on Monday 23rd February 2026
  107 signatures so far

• Urgently implement all Cumberlege Report recommendations and reform the MHRA
  Opened on Friday 6th March 2026
  107 signatures so far

• Require medical students to work 5 years minimum in the NHS after graduation
  Open from Thursday 1st May 2025 to Saturday 1st November 2025
  103 signatures

• Make people with cancer and unable to work automatically entitled to PIP
  Opened on Monday 8th December 2025
  96 signatures so far

• Require NHS staff who insert cannulas to have refresher training every 3 years.
  Opened on Monday 1st December 2025
  94 signatures so far

• Fund access to bicycles for children so they can live active and healthy lives
  Open from Tuesday 27th May 2025 to Thursday 27th November 2025
  76 signatures

• Make education about autism spectrum disorder mandatory for healthcare workers
  Opened on Wednesday 17th December 2025
  75 signatures so far

• Mandate GP surgeries to be open seven days a week
  Opened on Wednesday 11th March 2026
  71 signatures so far

• Provide free, unconditional, legal aid for victims of domestic abuse.
  Open from Tuesday 14th July 2020 to Thursday 14th January 2021
  66 signatures

• Amend Tobacco and Vapes Bill to restrict vapes like cigarettes, and limit access
  Opened on Thursday 19th March 2026
  63 signatures so far

• Allow healthcare surcharge to rollover if applicant hasn't used the NHS
  Open from Thursday 28th November 2024 to Wednesday 28th May 2025
  61 signatures

• Offer scans to all women after labour to check for retained placenta
  Open from Wednesday 13th January 2021 to Tuesday 13th July 2021
  56 signatures

• Count the duration of Tier 5 type visa toward the ILR for health workers
  Open from Wednesday 11th August 2021 to Friday 11th February 2022
  54 signatures

• Create a compensation scheme for all Gender Recognition cert costs
  Open from Friday 5th September 2025 to Thursday 5th March 2026
  51 signatures

• Review how public services can be more Compassionate, Trauma-Informed & ND Aware
  Opened on Wednesday 22nd April 2026
  51 signatures so far

• Ban doctors from making decisions to make do not resuscitate (DNR) orders
  Opened on Tuesday 5th May 2026
  51 signatures so far

• More funding for GPs to provide face-to-face appointments and walk-in clinics
  Open from Monday 24th March 2025 to Wednesday 24th September 2025
  48 signatures

• Improve awareness of mental health conditions and support for sufferers
  Open from Friday 20th May 2022 to Sunday 4th December 2022
  47 signatures

• Review how GPs and A&Es identify paediatric infections
  Opened on Thursday 30th April 2026
  46 signatures so far

• Require Secretaries of State to have relevant qualifications/experience
  Open from Wednesday 20th July 2022 to Friday 3rd February 2023
  39 signatures

• Fund councils to subsidise more mobility items for disabled and older people
  Open from Wednesday 6th August 2025 to Friday 6th February 2026
  39 signatures

• Set requirements for more background checks for certain professions
  Open from Tuesday 13th May 2025 to Thursday 13th November 2025
  38 signatures

• Allow more healthcare workers to display green beacons when on call
  Open from Friday 28th February 2025 to Thursday 28th August 2025
  37 signatures

• Expand who can issue fit notes to include paramedics and other registered HCPS
  Open from Tuesday 13th May 2025 to Thursday 13th November 2025
  37 signatures

• Require the NHS to automatically pair female patients with female doctors
  Opened on Tuesday 31st March 2026
  33 signatures so far

• Do not extend ILR qualifying period for RQF6 & below workers
  Opened on Friday 19th December 2025
  33 signatures so far

• UK government to introduce stricter reviews on motoring licence holders
  Open from Monday 27th October 2025 to Monday 27th April 2026
  31 signatures

• Regulate slimming companies
  Open from Thursday 29th December 2022 to Thursday 29th June 2023
  29 signatures

• Strengthen male reproductive rights and protections
  Opened on Thursday 18th December 2025
  29 signatures so far

• Review medical care for those with temporomandibular disorders
  Open from Monday 17th March 2025 to Wednesday 17th September 2025
  27 signatures

• Increase the foreign aid budget so Royal Navy can fund and deploy hospital ships
  Open from Tuesday 2nd September 2025 to Monday 2nd March 2026
  26 signatures

• Fund research using postural changes in SBP and HR to detect sepsis
  Open from Wednesday 11th June 2025 to Thursday 11th December 2025
  23 signatures

• Make Perimenopause Training Mandatory for All UK Doctors
  Opened on
  21 signatures so far

• Make it illegal for employers to dismiss staff for certified sick leave
  Open from Tuesday 20th October 2020 to Tuesday 20th April 2021
  21 signatures

• Clarity on government scrapping immigration health surcharge for NHS workers.
  Open from Friday 17th July 2020 to Sunday 17th January 2021
  21 signatures

• Introduce a certificate of medical exemption from the wearing of face coverings
  Open from Monday 13th December 2021 to Monday 13th June 2022
  19 signatures

• Amend domestic abuse laws to protect people from being forced into a career
  Open from Monday 21st June 2021 to Tuesday 21st December 2021
  15 signatures

• Review life-saving care for vulnerable patients, including with addiction issues
  Opened on Tuesday 28th April 2026
  15 signatures so far

• Prevent anyone who is not a qualified medical doctor using the title "Dr"
  Open from Tuesday 5th April 2022 to Wednesday 19th October 2022
  14 signatures

• Make it compulsory to have a pregnancy test before having an IUD/“coil” fitted
  Open from Tuesday 13th April 2021 to Wednesday 13th October 2021
  14 signatures

• Anyone guilty of killing an emergency services worker to be jailed for life
  

• Allow Tier 2 dependent visa Doctors switch to Tier 2 visa in the UK for training
  Open from Thursday 13th August 2020 to Saturday 13th February 2021
  10 signatures

• Ban the police from strip searching children and replace with doctor examination
  Opened on
  8 signatures so far

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