Rejected petition Change tier 4 rules to allow people in mental health hospital a visitor

For patients in a mental health hospital as inpatients in tier 4 locations to have the same visitor rights as those in care homes. It is integral to recovery, many of us have been in lockdown since March and/or not even left the hospital grounds this year. Why are we different to care home residents

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Being inpatient, for mental health reasons, we already feel alienated from society and many of us where holding onto Christmas relaxation of rules, even one day. I myself, being under section 3 can not go against medical advice and have spent the last 4 years in hospital with anorexia and BPD, also those not sectioned could then be sectioned should they try to leave to see a loved one. I for one was holding onto this period to see family and staff also hoped we could see even one person.

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

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

Decisions about visitors to hospitals are a matter for the NHS, not the Government or House of Commons.

Under tier 4 restrictions, you can leave home to visit someone who is in a hospital: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/tier-4-stay-at-home

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

Date submitted 21 December 2020
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