Petition · Department of Health and Social Care

Require Government to co-design better NHS care pathways and to employ more GPs

Open for signatures 4,679 signatures

What the petition asks

We call on the Government to work with patients and GPs to co-design care pathways so that they provide clearer information and allow patients to track referrals. Government must also plan to train, hire and retain enough GPs for timely care.
Patients and GPs have told us the NHS feels like a maze: hard to access, confusing to navigate, and full of delays, lost referrals and unclear next steps. We believe GPs spend too much time on bureaucracy, while workforce shortages limit timely access and continuity of care. We need clear, consistent information across the NHS, more GPs, joined-up systems across primary, community and secondary care, referral tracking, and services co-designed with patients and GPs so the health system works better for everyone.

Timeline

14 Apr 2026 Petition opened for signatures

Key facts

Signatures 4,679
Status Open for signatures
Department Department of Health and Social Care
Opened 14 Apr 2026

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 26 Jul 2026.