Rejected petition To reopen Mental Health Care to the people who need it

I would like the government to reopen the mental health service to people who need them. 99% of non essential things have been restored and yet things such as support workers, CPN's (community psychiatric nurses) and therapies have still not been restored. This is wrong and can be massively damaging

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Because they are the only people who can, they are in control of what the NHS can and can't do so they need to do this, they need to implement these changes to help people who were already struggling before and are struggling potentially more so now

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.

We can't accept your petition because the UK Government aren't responsible for the issue you raise. This is an operational matter for the NHS.

Since you started this petition, the NHS has issued new guidance for trusts, including "Accelerating the return to near-normal levels of non-Covid health services". You can read the full guidance here: https://www.england.nhs.uk/coronavirus/wp-content/uploads/sites/52/2020/07/Phase-3-letter-July-31-2020.pdf

We have published petitions calling for more funding for mental health which you may wish to sign:
Fund more support for mental health:
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/300585

Emergency funding increase for mental health services due to Covid -19 pandemic: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/307724

We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.

Date submitted 30 July 2020
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