Petition · past parliament · Department of Health and Social Care

Set up a national harms reporting scheme for non-pharmacological treatments

Closed 526 signatures

What the petition asks

The Government should set up a national reporting scheme, similar to the MHRA’s Yellow Card scheme, to allow patients in receipt of non-pharmacological treatments on the NHS to report suspected harms.
Although patients do currently have the right to make a complaint to their NHS provider if they are harmed by a treatment, vulnerable patients can be reluctant to use this service in case it impacts their subsequent care. A centralised system should allow greater anonymity and oversight.

Timeline

19 Nov 2021 Petition opened for signatures
19 May 2022 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 526
Status Closed
Department Department of Health and Social Care
Opened 19 Nov 2021
Closed 19 May 2022

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