Petition · past parliament
All Health Ministers must have had five years working as a clinician in the NHS
Closed
192 signatures
What the petition asks
We have seen what happens when a politician with no working knowledge of the NHS is appointed as Health Minister.
The only solution that we see is to have Health Ministers who have intimate knowledge of the needs of patients, rather than appointees with a need to make political capital.
The only solution that we see is to have Health Ministers who have intimate knowledge of the needs of patients, rather than appointees with a need to make political capital.
Timeline
| 11 Sep 2015 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 11 Mar 2016 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
192
Status
Closed
Opened
11 Sep 2015
Closed
11 Mar 2016
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.