Petition · Department of Health and Social Care
Review standards of clinical/care home record keeping
Closed
44 signatures
What the petition asks
Review whether NHS record keeping is being carried out at the time of treatment/care and not afterwards. In a legal challenge the NHS or care home records may be accepted as truth over any recorded observations/evidence by families.
We think allowing the NHS or care homes to complete records after treating patients or residents in care - that should be completed during treatment - can mean that the accuracy of the record becomes distorted and allows bad practice to be built into the system. Removing bad practice would build trust with patients/loved ones. This has been criticised in an official review and we feel it has not been addressed.
Timeline
| 22 Sep 2025 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 22 Mar 2026 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
44
Status
Closed
Department
Department of Health and Social Care
Opened
22 Sep 2025
Closed
22 Mar 2026
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 20 Aug 2026.