Petition · past parliament · Department of Health and Social Care

Fund specialist hospitals for care of chronically ill during covid-19

Closed 19 signatures

What the petition asks

Despite guidelines, cardiac, cancer and other patients with chronic illness are being denied treatment and monitoring. This appears to be due not to infection risk but resource. Provide dedicated resource in specialist hospitals for these patients so their care continues during the current crisis.
Patient lives could be at risk. Current government guidance appears not to be being implemented in the same way by different local authorities. Vital monitoring and treatments have been cancelled. The issue requires a direct intervention from government to protect the wellbeing of chronically ill NHS patients.

Timeline

9 Jun 2020 Petition opened for signatures
9 Dec 2020 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 19
Status Closed
Department Department of Health and Social Care
Opened 9 Jun 2020
Closed 9 Dec 2020

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