Petition · past parliament
Student physios,nurses & junior doctors should visit a pulmonary rehab session.
Rejected
12 signatures
What the petition asks
Pulmonary Rehabilitation PR is exercise & education for lung illness. The majority of physiotherapists, junior doctors & nurses are not taught about this from medical school curriculums.PR if completed can reduce the amount of time patients spend in a hospital bed from 9.6 days to 4.6 days
Pulmonary rehabilitation is in the NHS long term plan.
The Royal College of Physicians 2018 audit contains information about the length of hospital time that patients with lung illness spend in hospital if they complete pulmonary rehabilitation.
The Royal College of Physicians 2018 audit contains information about the length of hospital time that patients with lung illness spend in hospital if they complete pulmonary rehabilitation.
Why it was rejected
It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.
The GMC set the standards and expected outcomes for medical education and training in the UK. This would be decision for the GMC and not the UK Government or Parliament. You can find out more here:
https://www.gmc-uk.org/education
https://www.gmc-uk.org/education
Timeline
| 5 Jun 2019 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 10 Jul 2019 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
12
Status
Rejected
Rejected
10 Jul 2019
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.