Petition · past parliament
Fund the promise: Priority NHS treatment for War Pension attributable injuries
Closed
122 signatures
What the petition asks
Successive Governments have promised since 1948, that War Pensioners would receive priority treatment for attributable injuries caused by their Military Service. In 2008 The Govt issued guidelines to receive priority treatment. This promise, a duty of care, to Military Personnel must be upheld.
In 2008 The Government issued guidelines stating that: If you are in receipt of a war pension award, be it a gratuity (one off payment) or a weekly pension, you are entitled under an NHS Executive Guideline HSG(97)31 to receive priority treatment for the accepted conditions on your war pension. Also, in 2008, this guideline was extended to include conditions that are not accepted under your war pension but could be caused from your service in the Armed forces. The NHS does not honour this.
Timeline
| 17 Jan 2017 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 2 May 2017 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
122
Status
Closed
Opened
17 Jan 2017
Closed
2 May 2017
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.