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Integrate Physical and Mental Health

Closed 30 signatures

What the petition asks

It seems logical, but people can have both physical and mental health problems. Yet many mental health units do not allow for or accommodate physical health needs or disabilities. It's 2018, so surely we should be able to provide care for people with complex or multiple needs...
I am detained in a mental health unit currently, and am often unable to take leave because I use a wheelchair and the hospital drive is too steep for a manual wheelchair. Many units are unable to accommodate wheelchair users at all, and those that do often struggle to provide equal access, consistent access to physio, or other adaptations. This may mean some young people, purely because of their physical health needs, are sent to elderly mental health wards! THIS NEEDS TO CHANGE!!!

Timeline

28 Aug 2018 Petition opened for signatures
28 Feb 2019 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 30
Status Closed
Opened 28 Aug 2018
Closed 28 Feb 2019

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