Petition · past parliament · Department of Health and Social Care

Increase funding for Black, Asian and minority skin tone NHS prosthetics

Closed 1,742 signatures

What the petition asks

To increase funding for the NHS to provide breast and other prosthetics required after cancer surgery in a range of skin tone colours to suit people within the Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities. This should improve mental health and aid recovery following surgery.
Following breast cancer surgery, many women are offered a temporary breast prosthesis. There are experiences of women with darker skin tones from the Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities are being offered a white flesh colour skin tone prosthesis. This is affecting their mental health, recovery and ability to integrate back into normal life following surgery. We need to help these patients, who have already suffered cancer, feel respected and valued by being treated equally and fairly.

Timeline

30 Apr 2021 Petition opened for signatures
30 Oct 2021 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 1,742
Status Closed
Department Department of Health and Social Care
Opened 30 Apr 2021
Closed 30 Oct 2021

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