Reverse cuts to respite care for children with severe disabilities at Glenlaw

Rejected 10 signatures

What the petition asks

So NHS Tayside have made cuts to respite care that the children of Tayside so desperately need. Initially there was 6 beds plus an emergency bed 5 years ago which was cut to 2 beds with no emergency bed at glenlaw house respite unit and we were told this is only temporary.

Let me tell you a little bit about the history involved with these cuts. Over a 5 year period each cut was made with no consultation to parents and carers.
Glenlaw is the only respite facility our children can attend due to the complex medical needs they have.

Without your support we fear the next step will be the closure of our much needed respite unit.

We therefore seek your support with this petition demanding that Glenlaw House is brought back to full capacity with immediate effect.

Why it was rejected

It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.

We can't accept your petition because it's about something the UK Government and Parliament are not responsible for.

This decision appears to have been made by the NHS Tayside. You can find out how to contact them here:

https://www.nhstayside.scot.nhs.uk/ContactUs/index.htm

You can find more information about how to make a complaint here:

https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/health/nhs-and-social-care-complaints/

You could start a new petition asking the UK Government to provide special additional funding to keep the Glenlaw respite facility open, if that's what you'd like to happen.

You could also start a new petition asking the UK Government to require more children's respite facilities to be made available, using the Glenlaw facility as an example, if that's what you'd like to happen.

Timeline

3 Sep 2018	Petition opened for signatures
12 Sep 2018	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 10

Status Rejected

Rejected 12 Sep 2018

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