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Petition · past parliament · Department of Health and Social Care

Review arrangements for the prescription of contraceptive pills

Closed 447 signatures

What the petition asks

We want the Government to review arrangements for the prescription of contraceptive pills, with a view to improving patient safety. Currently patients can easily get repeat prescriptions without seeing their GP or having any health checks. This can mean risk factors are missed.
My sister passed away in April 2020 from a blood clot which we believe was caused by the contraceptive pill. She had not had a check-up for the 18 months she had been on the combined pill. If she had received regular check-ups the clot could have been caught and she might still be here today. Her name is Riszka Szymkowska and she was 22 years old.

Timeline

16 May 2023 Petition opened for signatures
16 Nov 2023 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 447
Status Closed
Department Department of Health and Social Care
Opened 16 May 2023
Closed 16 Nov 2023

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