This petition was submitted during the 2017-2019 parliament
Rejected petition Make at least one television free to view in every hospital ward.
Throughout the UK most televisions provided to patients in hospital are now charged at £9 per day, per patient, outside of a 3 hour window in the morning. This charge is incredibly depressing when pensioners and other sick people are becoming increasingly poorer in our society.
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Please imagine how depressing it can be for the elderly and the sick to have to sit, often alone, for days/weeks/months, with nothing to distract them from their plight. It is truly heartbreaking to see those that can pay privately watching TV a few yards from those who cannot.
I am certain the public will be happy to fund 1 TV per ward, including all repairs necessary.
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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/230466
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