Petition · Department of Health and Social Care
Pause NHS Neighbourhood plans, protect local GP surgeries & hold consultation
Closed
425 signatures
What the petition asks
Pause the rollout of Neighbourhood Health reforms. Hold a full public consultation, publish detailed implementation plans, commit to protecting GP surgeries, and formally commit to and guarantee that no contracts will be handed to private companies or overstretched hospital trusts.
We are concerned that the reforms could:
Lead to closing or merging local GP surgeries
End continuity of care with family doctors
Force patients to travel further for appointments
Bankrupt GP practices and force them shut as warned by the BMA
Hand contracts to struggling hospital trusts or private firms
Risk longer waits, poorer access and loss of trusted local care for patients
We call for an immediate pause, a full public consultation, protection for GP surgeries, and for the Government to formally guarantee that contracts will not be handed to private companies.
Lead to closing or merging local GP surgeries
End continuity of care with family doctors
Force patients to travel further for appointments
Bankrupt GP practices and force them shut as warned by the BMA
Hand contracts to struggling hospital trusts or private firms
Risk longer waits, poorer access and loss of trusted local care for patients
We call for an immediate pause, a full public consultation, protection for GP surgeries, and for the Government to formally guarantee that contracts will not be handed to private companies.
Timeline
| 19 Sep 2025 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 19 Mar 2026 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
425
Status
Closed
Department
Department of Health and Social Care
Opened
19 Sep 2025
Closed
19 Mar 2026
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 4 Aug 2026.