This petition was submitted during the 2019-2024 parliament
Rejected petition Allow both parents to be present together on childrens wards.
Ensure that on childrens wards, both parents can visit together, with a negative covid test if necessary, in order to support the child when they are ill. Some hospitals do not allow parents to alternate regularly or be there together and that causes stress and ill mental health within families.
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Since covid, hospitals have had restrictions on visiting to protect patients.
However as we come out of covid, I think it is important to remember that a child needs their parents when they are ill, whether that be mum or dad.
The pressure on parents when their child is sick is already very intense, and therefore not allowing both parents to see and be with their child and be together during that time is adding to their stress.
It is not in the best interests of the child or the family.
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 and Parliament aren't responsible for the issue you raise.
Visiting policies for individual hospitals are a matter for NHS England and individual NHS trusts, not the Government or Parliament.
We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.