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Petition · past parliament

Hold a referendum to determine the will of the people for NHS and care funding.

Closed 54 signatures

What the petition asks

Reports by respected institutions such as the IFS, OBR and Nuffield Trust indicate that NHS funding per person is budgeted to fall and that future spending needs to rise to meet patient demand. Despite this, the Government refuses to increase funding even to match that of other wealthy countries.
To remove politics as far as possible, hold a UK referendum on whether to establish an independent Commission to decide how to fund both the NHS and social care or leave it to Governments to decide. Voters would be choosing between continuing as now or having an independent Commission to set strategic funding plans, based upon need and not ideology, for Governments follow.

Timeline

5 Apr 2018 Petition opened for signatures
5 Oct 2018 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 54
Status Closed
Opened 5 Apr 2018
Closed 5 Oct 2018

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