This petition was submitted during the 2019-2024 parliament
Rejected petition Debate Access to General Practice in Parliament to find meaningful solutions
Patients are struggling to access safe GP care in a timely manner. At the same time GP teams are overwhelmed and struggling to meet patient demands.
If general practice fails, the NHS fails and the wider issues around these struggles need to be addressed
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Please follow this link to read our full summary of the key facts and more information that we believe should be part of a wider debate on this issue
https://www.dauk.org/news/2021/10/05/petition-to-parliament-to-debate-gp-access/
This petition was rejected
Why was this petition rejected?
It’s not clear what the petition is asking the UK Government or Parliament to do.
Petitions need to call on the Government or Parliament to take a specific action.
We understand that you would like Parliament to debate access to GPs, but petitions needs to call on the Government or House of Commons to take a specific action. If a petition receives over 100,000 signatures it will normally be debated by MPs.
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