Petition · past parliament

Help fund NHS operation for british children

Rejected 16 signatures

What the petition asks

Tommie was born at 30 weeks and has cerebral palsy recently he has been assessed by a team at great ormond street hospital and has been told that a sdr operation will help him walk independently however the nhs wont fund it meaning £25 000 has to be paid by family/friends
To get out of his wheelchair tommie needs to raise 25000 pounds shockingly other families have had to raise much more to see there children walk independly

Why it was rejected

It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.

You could start a new petition calling for the SDR operation to be made available on the NHS for all children who need it.

Timeline

21 Mar 2016 Petition opened for signatures
24 Mar 2016 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 16
Status Rejected
Rejected 24 Mar 2016

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