Petition · past parliament
Debate Access to General Practice in Parliament to find meaningful solutions
Rejected
15 signatures
What the petition asks
Patients are struggling to access safe GP care in a timely manner. At the same time GP teams are overwhelmed and struggling to meet patient demands.
If general practice fails, the NHS fails and the wider issues around these struggles need to be addressed
If general practice fails, the NHS fails and the wider issues around these struggles need to be addressed
Please follow this link to read our full summary of the key facts and more information that we believe should be part of a wider debate on this issue
https://www.dauk.org/news/2021/10/05/petition-to-parliament-to-debate-gp-access/
https://www.dauk.org/news/2021/10/05/petition-to-parliament-to-debate-gp-access/
Why it was rejected
It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.
Petitions need to call on the Government or Parliament to take a specific action.
We understand that you would like Parliament to debate access to GPs, but petitions needs to call on the Government or House of Commons to take a specific action. If a petition receives over 100,000 signatures it will normally be debated by MPs.
You could start a new petition explaining clearly what you would like the Government or Parliament to do. For example, you could start a petition calling on the Government to review public access to GPs, with a view to identifying ways of improving this.
If you start a new petition, you'd also need to provide a full name.
We understand that you would like Parliament to debate access to GPs, but petitions needs to call on the Government or House of Commons to take a specific action. If a petition receives over 100,000 signatures it will normally be debated by MPs.
You could start a new petition explaining clearly what you would like the Government or Parliament to do. For example, you could start a petition calling on the Government to review public access to GPs, with a view to identifying ways of improving this.
If you start a new petition, you'd also need to provide a full name.
Timeline
| 5 Oct 2021 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 8 Oct 2021 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
15
Status
Rejected
Rejected
8 Oct 2021
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.