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Review how the NHS is checking eligibility for free treatment

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closedDepartment of Health and Social CareOpened 24 July 2025Closed 24 January 2026

Background

Review how effectively the NHS carries out eligibility checks on patients accessing the NHS for long term treatment, and if they are checking ID at each appointment.

Additional details

I am concerned for the future of our NHS. I am concerned that patients are not always being made to confirm whether they are eligible for NHS treatment. I believe that to keep the NHS as long as possible, we should have to prove our eligibility to access it.

Where it’s popular

Constituencies with the most signatures on this petition.

HyndburnSarah Smith
5
Gordon and BuchanHarriet Cross
2
Hazel GroveLisa Smart
2
ChelmsfordMarie Goldman
2
Central DevonSir Mel Stride
2
Lancaster and WyreCat Smith
2
North HerefordshireDr Ellie Chowns
2
Ellesmere Port and BromboroughJustin Madders
1
Doncaster NorthEd Miliband
1
Brentford and IsleworthRuth Cadbury
1
Dagenham and RainhamMargaret Mullane
1
East WiltshireDanny Kruger
1
Cities of London and WestminsterRachel Blake
1
Hamble ValleyPaul Holmes
1
BurnleyOliver Ryan
1
Heywood and Middleton NorthMrs Elsie Blundell
1
ChristchurchSir Christopher Chope
1
Hastings and RyeHelena Dollimore
1
Houghton and Sunderland SouthBridget Phillipson
1
Harrogate and KnaresboroughTom Gordon
1

Source: UK Government & Parliament Petitions service. Petition ID: 731478.