Petition · past parliament
Legally ensure future proper funding & staffing of the NHS & Social Services.
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
The levels of service required in these areas needs to be decided, cross-party, in parliament, with active representation from groups representing patients and medical experts. These must then be enshrined in law as must the salaries and protection of the staff. We owe these workers a huge debt.
The current Covid-19 crisis has shown the consequences of allowing our critical services to run down. We would all be better off if we were starting from a fully funded and staffed position. Over the last 10 or so years we have lost 20,000+ nurses and countless doctors and ancillaries. The Nightingale units would have their staff!
The NHS belongs to us, not the government, not any political party and not any special interest group!
It now needs more from us than a handclap on the doorstop.
The NHS belongs to us, not the government, not any political party and not any special interest group!
It now needs more from us than a handclap on the doorstop.
Why it was rejected
It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.
We understand that you want the Government to protect the NHS in the future, but it's not clear what action you want the Government to take to achieve this.
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If you want the Government to take another action, such as a regular review of NHS funding with consultation of other parties and NHS trusts, you could start a new petition calling for this.
You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:
www.gov.uk/coronavirus
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
The Government has also created an online service to help you out what you can do if you’re struggling because of coronavirus: https://www.gov.uk/find-coronavirus-support
You can read NHS tips to help if you are worried about coronavirus here: https://www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/coronavirus-covid-19-anxiety-tips
You can read impartial analysis of the Government response to coronavirus and policy developments here: https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/coronavirus/
You may also be interested to know that because of the large number of petitions that have been started in relation to coronavirus, the Petitions Committee has been questioning the Government about its response to the coronavirus outbreak.
Find out more: https://committees.parliament.uk/work/192/the-governments-response-to-coronavirus/
We have published the following petitions, which you might like to sign:
Ensure continued Universal health cover by legally committing to a minimum spend: Ensure continued Universal health cover by legally committing to a minimum spend
Create a National Health Insurance Tax for the NHS: Create a National Health Insurance Tax for the NHS
Revoke the Health and Social Care Act 2012 and renationalise the NHS: Revoke the Health and Social Care Act 2012 and renationalise the NHS
If you want the Government to take another action, such as a regular review of NHS funding with consultation of other parties and NHS trusts, you could start a new petition calling for this.
You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:
www.gov.uk/coronavirus
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
The Government has also created an online service to help you out what you can do if you’re struggling because of coronavirus: https://www.gov.uk/find-coronavirus-support
You can read NHS tips to help if you are worried about coronavirus here: https://www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/coronavirus-covid-19-anxiety-tips
You can read impartial analysis of the Government response to coronavirus and policy developments here: https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/coronavirus/
You may also be interested to know that because of the large number of petitions that have been started in relation to coronavirus, the Petitions Committee has been questioning the Government about its response to the coronavirus outbreak.
Find out more: https://committees.parliament.uk/work/192/the-governments-response-to-coronavirus/
Timeline
| 2 Apr 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 26 May 2020 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
26 May 2020
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.