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Petition · past parliament

Help patients for easy GP access

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

As the tax rising to fund NHS, the government should set a law all GP to stop phone or internet consultation and only examine patients in person. Also the people should be able to get appointment in the same day.
As the government wants to help NHS, there should be a law in place to help the patients too.

Why it was rejected

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

Create a legal right for patients to receive timely face-to-face GP appointments

Timeline

11 Sep 2021 Petition opened for signatures
16 Sep 2021 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 16 Sep 2021

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