Petitions/Require NHS to offer base line X-rays for children born with a limb difference
StatusOngoing
Opened16 Jun 2026
Closes
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Parliamentary debateNot eligible
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Limb different children have unusual anatomy. Without a baseline X-ray on NHS records, some A&E doctors can’t tell what is an injury & what is the norm for that child. We want every limb different child to have a baseline X-ray at diagnosis, stored and easily accessible

When a limb different child attends A&E following an injury, some doctors cannot tell what is normal anatomy for that child and what is a new injury. Without a baseline X-ray on NHS records, there is risk of misdiagnosis, missed fractures and incorrect treatment. families are left having to answer medical questions in moments of crisis. One single baseline X-ray taken at diagnosis, stored and accessible to any emergency team nationwide, changes everything.

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Dan Jarvis
1Dan Jarvis MP
Barnsley North
218
Stephanie Peacock
2Stephanie Peacock MP
Barnsley South
121
Robert Jenrick
3Robert Jenrick MP
Newark
97
Dr Marie Tidball
4Dr Marie Tidball MP
Penistone and Stocksbridge
89
Rachel Taylor
5Rachel Taylor MP
North Warwickshire and Bedworth
59
Victoria Collins
6Victoria Collins MP
Harpenden and Berkhamsted
58
Wendy Chamberlain
7Wendy Chamberlain MP
North East Fife
48
Maya Ellis
8Maya Ellis MP
Ribble Valley
46
Llinos Medi
9Llinos Medi MP
Ynys Môn
45
Michael Wheeler
10Michael Wheeler MP
Worsley and Eccles
43