Hold a vote of no confidence in the executive due to mismanagement of the NHS.

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has conceded the NHS in England is facing "completely unacceptable" problems. He said there was "no excuse" for some of the difficulties highlighted during the BBC's NHS week.10 Feb 2017

The Government have failed the NHS and should be held to account.

NHS funding issues
https://fullfact.org/health/spending-english-nhs/

Hidden figures: private care in the English NHS - this isn't cost effective
https://www.bma.org.uk/collective-voice/influence/key-negotiations/nhs-funding/privatisation-report

UNISON survey shows scrapping of student nurse bursaries will lead to major shortages
https://www.unison.org.uk/news/press-release/2015/11/unison-survey-shows-scrapping-of-student-nurse-bursaries-will-lead-to-major-shortages/

Why it was rejected

It was about honours or appointments, which petitions cannot cover.

We can't accept petitions about appointments, which includes calling for Ministers to be sacked or for a vote of no confidence.

If you're concerned about a particular policy or decision that's the responsibility of Government or the House of Commons, you could start a petition about that.

We used to accept petitions that called for a vote of no confidence. However, the Petitions Committee can’t schedule votes of no confidence. This was often frustrating and disappointing for petitioners. Petitions calling for action on policy are more likely to be an effective way of achieving the change you want.

Timeline

30 Jan 2018	Petition opened for signatures
5 Feb 2018	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 5 Feb 2018

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