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Make it so only Doctors take managerial positions in the NHS

Closed 37 signatures

What the petition asks

In order to help the government with the current situation of the NHS, a very reasonable alternative would be: instead of Managers of other than medical background are trying to manage the NHS. Having a doctor managing a department from a managerial position would be efficient and safe for patients.
These managerial positions could be any doctor grade as long as they have at least 5 years of NHS experience. It would take very little effort for doctors who already want to improve the NHS and are willing to work with the government to come up with a cost effective plan which would be good for patients and government at the same time

Timeline

29 Jan 2016 Petition opened for signatures
29 Jul 2016 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 37
Status Closed
Opened 29 Jan 2016
Closed 29 Jul 2016

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