Petition · past parliament · Department of Health and Social Care
Require all NHS bodies to be managed by medical staff
Closed
40 signatures
What the petition asks
We want all NHS bodies to be managed by medical staff, and believe the Government should make this a legal requirement.
Particularly in light of recent tragic events, we believe there are too many cases where the concerns of medical staff have not been acted on appropriately by non-medical management staff.
The NHS should be run responsibly, but is a public service and should not be run like a business. We believe that having NHS bodies managed by medical staff will help prevent poor decision making, including concerns about patient health and safety not being acted on.
The NHS should be run responsibly, but is a public service and should not be run like a business. We believe that having NHS bodies managed by medical staff will help prevent poor decision making, including concerns about patient health and safety not being acted on.
Timeline
| 14 Sep 2023 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 14 Mar 2024 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
40
Status
Closed
Department
Department of Health and Social Care
Opened
14 Sep 2023
Closed
14 Mar 2024
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.