PETITIONRejectedPetition · petition.parliament.uk
End the need for a fit note every 6 months for permanently disabled people.
End the need for a fit note every 6 months for permanently disabled people to reduce the time and cost on the NHS
Last fetched 03 May 2026 · petition.parliament.uk
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Government response threshold (10,000) · 9/10,000
Debate threshold (100,000) · 9/100,000
Background
There are 16.1 million people in the UK Ringsted Disabled. Every 6 months they have to ask for a fit note from the NHS for there Universal Credit claim. Each case takes 1-5 minuets acuminating 1,333,330 Hrs of NHS Time. This would greatly cut back on wasted time and expense on the NHS.