This petition was submitted during the 2019-2024 parliament
Rejected petition Stop the government from privatising the NHS and selling off our personal data.
Take the NHS off the table for trade agreements.
Do not sell patient data to private healthcare companies.
Keep Medication affordable and available, do not let the government have control of drug prices.
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The NHS should have never been stripped of its protection, allowing private healthcare companies to compete for contracts. If these companies are successful through open procurement contracts, then they will gain access to patients sensitive data.
The protection of the NHS must be reinstated immediately as history has shown no government has ever stayed true to their word.
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're not sure exactly what you'd like the Government or Parliament to do.
You could start a new petition calling for private companies to be prevented from providing NHS medical services, if that's something you'd like to see happen.
You can find out more about how and why some patient data may be shared with private companies here:
https://understandingpatientdata.org.uk/companies
You might like to sign the following petition:
Amend UK Trade Bill to protect the NHS in trade agreements with other countries.
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/573004
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