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Increase NHS psychiatric beds to reduce waits and unsafe placements

Submitted by Rebecca Cockcroft on Sunday 1st March 2026

Published on Tuesday 31st March 2026

Current status: Open

Open until: Wednesday 30th September 2026

Current Signatures: 129
(count is updated approximately hourly)

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Tagged with

Blocking ~ Capacity ~ concerns ~ delayed ~ design ~ Detained ~ England ~ Ensure ~ Expand ~ fund ~ General Hospital ~ Healthcare ~ hospitality ~ mentalhealth ~ NHS ~ Physics ~ risk ~ Safety ~ security ~ Severe ~ Specialist ~ Staff ~ vulnerability

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Popularity

This petition has 129 signatures in total, with signatories from 75 constituencies. That makes it the 867th most popular open petition, and the 19,509th most popular of all time.

Geography

This petition has a Diversity Rating of 21% (very low) and a Local Issue Rating of 7% (low).

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Notes on geography

Signatures by constituency and region don't necessarily add up to the total number of signatures. That's because the petitions system doesn't validate postcodes, and some people mistype them. And without a valid postcode, a signature cannot be allocated to any particular place.

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