Introduce a law to protect patient advocates in NHS treatment

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closedDepartment of Health and Social CareOpened 19 June 2025Closed 19 December 2025

Background

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.

Additional details

We believe this could help ensure patients aren’t isolated or misled when they need support the most.

Where it’s popular

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Source: UK Government & Parliament Petitions service. Petition ID: 727342.