Petition · past parliament

Make tongue & lip tie procedures more readily available on the NHS.

Closed 3,027 signatures

What the petition asks

Tongue and lip ties are serious issue to babies & children. It causes serious issues for Breast feeding mums, in some cases mums can not Breast feed successfully. It can also cause speech issues later in life. Midwives used to carry out this procedure. Please help us to reduce the NHS waiting times

Timeline

25 Sep 2015 Petition opened for signatures
25 Mar 2016 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 3,027
Status Closed
Opened 25 Sep 2015
Closed 25 Mar 2016

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.