UK Parliament home

Open Require a National Insurance number to access any NHS treatment

Created by Jonathan Shaw
Closes on

We believe anyone wanting free medical attention or treatment from the NHS should only qualify if they or their parent or guardian have a National Insurance Number. Without this, we believe they must be required to pay for their treatment.

The NHS was designed to make sure all UK citizens had access to health care. We believe the system has been exploited by health tourists coming to the UK knowing they could get free world class treatment.

We believe the pressure to cover the increasing cost of the service when more and more people are overloading the system is unsustainable. Rather than constantly financing the increasing demand, we believe we should limit who can access it.

Sign this petition

217 signatures

Show on a map

10,000

Petition progress

View all updates for this petition, with the most recent first.

  • Petition published

    This petition can now be signed.

    If this petition gets 10,000 signatures, government will respond to it.

    If this petition gets 100,000 signatures, it will be considered for debate in Parliament.

    This petition will stay open until 20 July 2026.