Petitions/Make access to free and universal healthcare a protected human right
StatusOngoing
Opened15 Jan 2026
Closes
Government response
Parliamentary debateNot eligible
Milestones

I want the Government to add access to free and universal NHS healthcare as a protected right under the Human Rights Act 1998. This would make universal healthcare a guaranteed legal right for everyone.

The NHS is vital to life, dignity and equality. We believe adding the right to free and universal healthcare to the Human Rights Act would protect the NHS from privatisation or exclusion, ensuring that no future government can remove access without breaching fundamental human rights.

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Constituency engagement ranking

Neil O'Brien
1Neil O'Brien MP
Harborough, Oadby and Wigston
11
Josh Fenton-Glynn
2Josh Fenton-Glynn MP
Calder Valley
6
Kate Dearden
3Kate Dearden MP
Halifax
3
Sir Jeremy Hunt
4Sir Jeremy Hunt MP
Godalming and Ash
2
Dame Diana Johnson
5Dame Diana Johnson MP
Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham
2
Martin Wrigley
6Martin Wrigley MP
Newton Abbot
2
Lee Anderson
7Lee Anderson MP
Ashfield
1
Mr Richard Holden
8Mr Richard Holden MP
Basildon and Billericay
1
Luke Murphy
9Luke Murphy MP
Basingstoke
1
Wera Hobhouse
10Wera Hobhouse MP
Bath
1