Petition · past parliament

Merge mental health with medical. 1 secure ward in every hospital.

Closed 78 signatures

What the petition asks

Why is there not 1 secured ward which can be used where staff are trained to deal with mental illnesses in a hospital? Why are M/H patients not treated with the same respect as those without? Do they not deserve the same respect and compassion as someone who has not got M/H issues?
Nearly 3 months ago my sister started to develop a symptoms that needed checking she and her staff were told it would get better. She was finally admitted into hospital and needed urgent treatment to save her life. When we arrived I advised staff how quickly things could escalate. I had to ring her M/H team to tell the doctors how to sedate her. She was discharged after having a cardiac arrest the morning prior and we still don't know what happened. Many things went wrong prior to her stay and whilst in that shouldn't be happening. I can only see that the reason she was discharged was because the hospital could not mange her mental illness. One secured ward in a hospital with trained staff would change this and allow mental health patients to receive the medical treatment they deserve.

Timeline

1 Jul 2016 Petition opened for signatures
1 Jan 2017 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 78
Status Closed
Opened 1 Jul 2016
Closed 1 Jan 2017

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.