This petition was submitted during the 2019-2024 parliament
Rejected petition Adopt the NICE guidelines for adults with cerebral palsy. #StampOutTheGap
When people living with cerebral palsy reach 18, the joined-up healthcare they've received stops. This is wrong.
We want the government to adopt the NICE guidelines so when people with CP become adults, their care doesn't ‘fall off a cliff’. They are being treated like Second Class Citizens.
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People with other lifelong conditions receive joined-up healthcare provision and a clear care pathway, so why not adults with cerebral palsy?
Simply adopting the NICE guidelines would be life-changing for 130,000 UK adults with CP and, it’s estimated, would boost the economy to the tune of £422mn by helping people stay healthy and stay in work.
We just want Care Parity for CP.
Please sign the petition and convince the government to do the right thing.
This petition was rejected
Why was this petition rejected?
It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.
Any decision on whether or not to implement the NICE recommendations on the care of adults with cerebral palsy are a clinical matter for individual clinicians, hospitals and the NHS, not the UK Government or Parliament.
You could start a petition calling for the Government to commission a review into the care of adults with cerebral palsy, if that is something you'd like to see happen.
Alternatively, if you wished you could start a petition calling on the Government to provide funding to improve the care of CP patients once they reach adulthood.
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