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PETITIONClosedPetition · petition.parliament.uk

Introduce a law to protect patient advocates in NHS treatment

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.

Last fetched 03 May 2026 · petition.parliament.uk
Signatures
58
signatures
Government response threshold (10,000) · 58/10,000
Debate threshold (100,000) · 58/100,000
Background
We believe this could help ensure patients aren’t isolated or misled when they need support the most.