Petition · Department of Health and Social Care
Introduce a law to protect patient advocates in NHS treatment
Closed
58 signatures
What the petition asks
Create a legal duty for NHS trusts to respect written patient advocacy consent and ban coercive consent overrides. We believe this could help protect vulnerable patients from being isolated, silenced, or denied treatment options.
We believe this could help ensure patients aren’t isolated or misled when they need support the most.
Timeline
| 19 Jun 2025 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 19 Dec 2025 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
58
Status
Closed
Department
Department of Health and Social Care
Opened
19 Jun 2025
Closed
19 Dec 2025
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 18 Aug 2026.