Rejected petition Upgrade the WiFi in U.K. hospitals to aid FaceTime while we are unable to visit

Due to Covid 19 we are unable to visit our loved ones in hospitals. Some hospitals are providing a FaceTime service but the WiFi is so poor it makes the call impossible. The lack of visits and services available is hindering our loved ones recoveries.

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We want the government to improve the WiFi services within U.K. hospitals to make the FaceTime calls more meaningful, in turn helping patients recovery whilst we aren’t able to visit. The provisions are just not there at the moment

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

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

Facilities in NHS hospitals is a matter for individual NHS trusts, not the Government or House of Commons.

We could accept a petition calling on the Government to create a fund for NHS hospitals that they could use to improve internet accessibility, if that is something you would like to happen.

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

Date submitted 16 October 2020
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