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Petition · past parliament · Department of Health and Social Care

Fund more NHS Walk-in-Centres to help take pressure off A&E

Closed 61 signatures

What the petition asks

Many NHS Walk-in-Centres have been closed or are now appointment-only, so too many people with minor injuries or illnesses are not able to be seen, and are attending A&E departments instead. The wait to be seen in A&E can be several hours, even for people with acute or serious illnesses.
Having more walk-in-centres should help to take the pressure off A&E departments and help those who need the care most to be seen earlier before their illnesses become life-threatening. Research shows that the mental health of frontline NHS staff, including those in A&E departments, is suffering. The NHS needs funding to create more facilities.

Timeline

15 Jul 2022 Petition opened for signatures
29 Jan 2023 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 61
Status Closed
Department Department of Health and Social Care
Opened 15 Jul 2022
Closed 29 Jan 2023

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