Petition · past parliament · Department of Health and Social Care
Government action to get the waiting list for diep reconstruction moving
Closed
416 signatures
What the petition asks
Take action to get the waiting list for delayed reconstruction moving. Fund more plastic surgeons to help with the backlog and allocate funding for private treatment to help ladies with their wellbeing and mental health
The people waiting for this surgery including myself are suffering in silence, I have been given 3 different time frames since May 2021, my surgeon has told me people have been waiting for this surgery for 5 years, our wellbeing is being affected by the wait, along with our mental health, relationships are suffering our lives are suffering, we want the chance to regain some of our old self's and move on from the fact our breasts were trying to kill us
Timeline
| 2 Nov 2021 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 2 May 2022 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
416
Status
Closed
Department
Department of Health and Social Care
Opened
2 Nov 2021
Closed
2 May 2022
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.