Submitted on Tuesday 9th June 2020
Rejected on Tuesday 21st July 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)
Review rules to allow hospital visitors for non-COVID19 patients
Following the restrictions of visitors visiting loved ones in hospital could the rules be reviewed to allow a main carer to visit a patient in hospital even if it is conditional on wearing PPE supplied by the visitor so not to use essential medical supplies.
Some hospital patients are not able to use their phones or video calls to stay in contact with their loved ones and have no contact with anyone they are familiar with. A typical examples could be they have suffered a stroke and have lost use of limbs or brain function. Seeing someone they are familiar with may speed their recovery and mental state of mind. Even an hour visit everyday by their main carer would benefit a vulnerable patient who they are used to relying on on a daily basis.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
Decisions about visitors are a matter for the NHS, not the Government or House of Commons.
On 5 June, the NHS’s suspension of hospital visiting was lifted. This means that visiting is now subject to local discretion by trusts and other NHS bodies. You should check with your maternity team and sonography unit for their policy on visitors attending antenatal appointments, including scans.
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 find 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
You can read impartial analysis of the Government response to coronavirus and policy developments here: commonslibrary.parliament.uk/coronavirus/
You may also be interested to know that because of the large number of petitions that have been started in relation to coronavirus, the Petitions Committee has been questioning the Government about its response to the coronavirus outbreak.
Find out more: committees.parliament.uk/work/192/the-governments-response-to-coronavirus/
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