Petition · past parliament
Medical professionals must provide evidence when making an allegation
Rejected
9 signatures
What the petition asks
The law should change, to make it a legal duty for medical professionals to provide evidence. If they make an allegation against a patient or a family.
A medical professional can make an allegation against a patient and their family, with other agencies automatically believing in them. They are not asked to provide supporting evidence and the onus is on the patient and the family to obtain evidence. This creates an unhealthy power imbalance and makes it easy for medical professionals to abuse their position of trust.
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 are concerned about medical professionals making allegations about patients and/or their relatives, but it's not clear what kind of allegations you are concerned about, or what evidence you want medical professionals to be required to produce.
If you are unhappy with the behaviour of an NHS medical professional, you can find out how to complain to the NHS here: https://www.nhs.uk/using-the-nhs/about-the-nhs/how-to-complain-to-the-nhs/
We understand that you are concerned about medical professionals making allegations about patients and/or their relatives, but it's not clear what kind of allegations you are concerned about, or what evidence you want medical professionals to be required to produce.
If you are unhappy with the behaviour of an NHS medical professional, you can find out how to complain to the NHS here: https://www.nhs.uk/using-the-nhs/about-the-nhs/how-to-complain-to-the-nhs/
Timeline
| 10 Jun 2022 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 16 Jun 2022 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
9
Status
Rejected
Rejected
16 Jun 2022
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.