Petition · past parliament

Stop privatisation of the NHS.

Rejected 12 signatures

What the petition asks

The NHS is paid for by the taxation of the people and corporations of the UK.
It has been built with & is funded by public money.
The NHS should stay in the hands of the people who have paid for it.
The public.
The constituent parts that make up the NHS should not be sold off to profit making companies.
If one particular service makes a profit, that profit should be put into patient care, not into shareholders pockets.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Timeline

13 Apr 2019 Petition opened for signatures
13 May 2019 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 12
Status Rejected
Rejected 13 May 2019

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