Verdicts · Health
Health referendums: how members voted
Settled referendums
43
since Jun 2026
Votes cast
21,904
all time, on health
Last week
1,682
votes · 1 referendums settled
Written opinions
706
all time, left by voters
Best of each side last week
Most respected on health in the last 7 days
Left
- IFYates14 respects
- BunstanceBunnidge5 respects
Centre
- GingerNinja5 respects
- BrightAnchor634 respects
How health results lean
This week—Last week—All timeCentreWhere every side agreed last week
Left, Centre and Right voters all came down the same way.
Most active regions last week
Voters
South East171
Scotland121
South West106
Yorkshire106
North West106
London105
East of England89
West Midlands70
East Midlands63
North East48
Wales40
Northern Ireland17
Votes each week
1,682 last week
84124 Aug
59731 Aug
1,5597 Sept
2,82614 Sept
1,10421 Sept
2,76928 Sept
7,8625 Oct
1,68212 Oct
All-time health highlights
Biggest landslide
YES 94%
Has community care under the Mental Health Act failed people with severe mental illness who pose a danger to others?
94% of 778 votes went the same way.
Closest result
50 / 50
Should same-sex couples have access to NHS-funded IVF?
Dead level — an exact tie.
Most debated
NO 51%
Should extra NHS funding depend on it first meeting efficiency targets?
65 written opinions.
Last week
1 settled · 1,682 votes
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majority
majority
24% Yes
Votes1,682
Skipped30
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Should the NHS roll out AI carers, with human staff on call when needed?
The verdict
No won overwhelmingly, yet even many Yes voters argued care should stay human. One No voter put it bluntly: “an algorithm can't wash a frail pensioner”, and called the idea a gimmick to dodge funding.
Every health verdict
- Should the NHS roll out AI carers, with human staff on call when needed?NO 76%1,682 votes · 14 Oct
- Should patients pay a flat fee for each GP appointment?NO 76%1,561 votes · 10 Oct
- Should donating suitable organs to the NHS after death be compulsory?NO 72%1,616 votes · 9 Oct
- Should the sale of vapes require a licence in the same way as the sale of alcohol?YES 88%1,607 votes · 9 Oct
- Should extra NHS funding depend on it first meeting efficiency targets?NO 51%1,559 votes · 8 Oct
- Should same-sex couples have access to NHS-funded IVF?TIED1,519 votes · 7 Oct
- Should the NHS reopen cottage hospitals to provide more local inpatient care?YES 79%1,382 votes · 5 Oct
- Should personal drug use be decriminalised and handled by the NHS instead of police and courts?YES 56%1,387 votes · 5 Oct
- Should the UK-US medicine pricing agreement have an independent audit?YES 91%1,104 votes · 23 Sept
- Should the UK adopt a mixed public-private healthcare system like most developed countries?YES 57%978 votes · 19 Sept
- Should people who buy private health insurance get 20% tax relief off the premium?YES 54%935 votes · 17 Sept
- Do you agree with introducing mandatory healthier school-meal standards (including bans on deep-fried food and limits on sugary desserts) in state-funded schools in England from 2027?YES 72%913 votes · 16 Sept
- Should dental services remain separate from GP practices?YES 54%781 votes · 14 Sept
- Has community care under the Mental Health Act failed people with severe mental illness who pose a danger to others?YES 94%778 votes · 13 Sept
- Should people who pay the basic rate of income tax be prioritised on NHS waiting lists?NO 77%597 votes · 6 Sept
- Should strike action be completely banned for NHS and emergency service workers?NO 51%452 votes · 30 Aug
- Should retailers be required by law to wash produce before sale to avoid causing illness?NO 81%389 votes · 28 Aug
- Is the NHS making meaningful progress on waiting lists?NO 65%252 votes · 16 Aug
- Should NHS trust boards take direct responsibility for AI scribe safety as national rules are loosened?YES 61%109 votes · 2 Aug
- Would Andy Burnham succeed where others failed in fixing social care?NO 61%117 votes · 2 Aug
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- Should taxpayers fund gender affirming surgery and medication?NO 78%147 votes · 31 Jul
- Should the NHS become more like Australia's and become half public half private?NO 51%161 votes · 30 Jul
- Should the child puberty blocker trial go ahead?NO 75%144 votes · 29 Jul
- Should all drugs be decriminalised?NO 69%139 votes · 29 Jul
- Should the UK allow generative AI to support licensing and ethical oversight in animal research?NO 72%113 votes · 26 Jul
- Should the NHS shift more care from hospitals to the community?YES 65%123 votes · 25 Jul
- Should Yvette Cooper demand full transparency on whether NHS waiting list falls reflect real patient treatment?YES 89%124 votes · 25 Jul
- Should Parliament pass the NHS Modernisation Bill 2026?YES 71%120 votes · 24 Jul
- Should junk food advertising be banned before 9pm?YES 58%123 votes · 23 Jul
- Should the government offer weight-loss injections to unemployed people to boost workforce participation?NO 68%106 votes · 23 Jul
- Should we reform the NHS so it works like the system in countries with better health outcomes per £ like FR, DE or CH?YES 69%221 votes · 21 Jul
- Should the UK offer meningitis B vaccine to all 15-year-olds?YES 74%90 votes · 18 Jul
- Should the UK introduce a performers list for pharmacists?YES 67%57 votes · 18 Jul
- Should the NHS adopt its new Quality Strategy to prioritise patient safety, effectiveness and experience?YES 70%47 votes · 17 Jul
- Should GPs in England take collective action against the 2026/27 contract?NO 59%56 votes · 16 Jul
- Should the government launch its 10-year NHS reform plan to integrate health, social care and community services?YES 73%73 votes · 14 Jul
- Should the government implement its 10 Year Capital Plan for Health and Social Care?YES 71%59 votes · 13 Jul
- Should the NHS fund school-based obesity reduction programmes?YES 55%84 votes · 12 Jul
- Should the NHS scrap its £330m Palantir contract and seek a UK alternative?YES 59%32 votes · 11 Jul
- Should the Department of Health approve NHS capital projects worth up to £300m without Treasury sign-off?NO 69%45 votes · 10 Jul
- Should the UK trial faster routes for new medicines with the pharma industry?YES 59%56 votes · 7 Jul
- Does the government need to make the NHS App compatible with Huawei's HarmonyOS?NO 55%31 votes · 26 Jun
- Should the government publish a modern services framework for 24/7 palliative care?YES 63%35 votes · 25 Jun