Submitted on Saturday 4th April 2020
Rejected on Tuesday 9th June 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)
Allow parents/carers to stay with COVID19 pediatric patients in hospital.
Change the NHS visitation policy so at least one parent/carer is allowed to stay with a child who is hospitalised with COVID19. No child should have to suffer and potentially die alone without the comfort of a loved one. No parent/carer should have to endure the emotional trauma of that separation.
Parents of sick children nurse them closely and parents would not be isolating themselves from their sick children at home, so they would already have been exposed to the virus. Allowing a parent into hospital quarantine with their child, and then on release asking them to isolate at home for two weeks would surely be sufficient, given that relatively few children are severely affected by COVID19. To continue with the current policy is to inflict serious emotional harm on children and parents.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
Decisions about visitor policies are an operational matter for the NHS. The national suspension on visiting imposed under the previous guidance is now lifted. Visiting shall instead be subject to local discretion by trusts and other NHS bodies.
You can find the latest guidance here: www.england.nhs.uk/coronavirus/wp-content/uploads/sites/52/2020/03/C0524-visiting-healthcare-inpatient-settings-5-June-2020.pdf
You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:
www.gov.uk/coronavirus
www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
The Government has also created an online service to help you out what you can do if you’re struggling because of coronavirus: www.gov.uk/find-coronavirus-support
You can read NHS tips to help if you are worried about coronavirus here: www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/coronavirus-covid-19-anxiety-tips
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