Petition · past parliament
Debate funding for social care and the inequalities it poses to the NHS budget
Closed
45 signatures
What the petition asks
Iris Sibley is not alone. Yes this is an extreme case and is not the norm, but the notion of being stuck in a hospital bed (at a cost of £90,000-the equivalent to 90 weeks in a home) because social care cannot respond is not excuse for failing our older generation. We need a national discussion.
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/feb/06/woman-89-trapped-hospital-six-months-despite-fit-leave-iris-sibley
Timeline
| 11 Feb 2017 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 2 May 2017 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
45
Status
Closed
Opened
11 Feb 2017
Closed
2 May 2017
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