Petitions/Extend the time limit to 10 years for medical negligence claims for ill patients
StatusOngoing
Opened29 Jan 2026
Closes
Government response
Parliamentary debateNot eligible
Milestones

Extend the time limit to 10 years for patients who can prove they were too unwell to claim within the current 3 year period. This is to give sick patients a similar right for justice as patients well enough to claim in the shorter period.

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Constituency engagement ranking

Mr Richard Holden
1Mr Richard Holden MP
Basildon and Billericay
6
Laurence Turner
2Laurence Turner MP
Birmingham Northfield
6
Al Carns
3Al Carns MP
Birmingham Selly Oak
3
James McMurdock
4James McMurdock MP
South Basildon and East Thurrock
3
Preet Kaur Gill
5Preet Kaur Gill MP
Birmingham Edgbaston
2
Sir John Whittingdale
6Sir John Whittingdale MP
Maldon
2
Gurinder Singh Josan
7Gurinder Singh Josan MP
Smethwick
2
Manuela Perteghella
8Manuela Perteghella MP
Stratford-on-Avon
2
Steve Darling
9Steve Darling MP
Torbay
2
Derek Twigg
10Derek Twigg MP
Widnes and Halewood
2