Petition · past parliament
To allow NHS Phlebotomists to place cannulas in Patients.
Rejected
12 signatures
What the petition asks
Phlebotomists In the NHS are currently treated as non-medical and as such they are unable to insert cannulas into patients. Doctors, student doctors and nurses all try and fail a number of times, this causes damage to patients veins and added stress on the patient.
To allow the Phlebotomists to become medical and thus allow them to place cannulas into patients will speed up infusions, less delays, less wasted needles and most importantly less stress and healthier patients.
Why it was rejected
It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.
Petitions must call for a specific action that the UK Government or Parliament are directly responsible for.
Decisions about who is able to insert a cannula are a matter for the NHS and relevant professional medical bodies, not the Government or Parliament.
As a result it is not possible for the Government or Parliament to take the action you have requested.
Decisions about who is able to insert a cannula are a matter for the NHS and relevant professional medical bodies, not the Government or Parliament.
As a result it is not possible for the Government or Parliament to take the action you have requested.
Timeline
| 11 Nov 2021 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 17 Nov 2021 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
12
Status
Rejected
Rejected
17 Nov 2021
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.