Submitted on Sunday 21st June 2020
Rejected on Tuesday 21st July 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)
Allow stroke patients in hospitals and rehabilitation units visits during COVID
Allow a designated family member to visit stroke survivors in hospital and rehabilitation units during COVID restrictions. Visitation could be safely facilitated for patients and staff through PPE, testing and Perspex screens in visitor lounges, which are empty due to the blanket ban on visiting.
Stroke patients need to have contact with close family to give them the optimum chance of their best recovery. The brain is most plastic in the first few weeks following a stroke. It is during this time they must be surrounded by as much familiarity as possible. Family support is a decisive beneficial factor in post stroke quality of life and rehabilitation. Virtual visiting is often not appropriate for stroke survivors due to vision impairment, disorientation and communication difficulties.
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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 local hospital for their policy on visiting.
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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