Petition · past parliament
Stop Positive Covid-19 Patients Being Discharged to Care Homes From Hospital
Rejected
12 signatures
What the petition asks
As of 24th April 1/3 of care homes in England have reported an outbreak of Covid-19 with 5,281 deaths.
Public Health England (PHE) policy is to discharge positive Covid-19 patients to care homes.
The NHS has capacity yet rapid discharge continues and needs urgent review.
Public Health England (PHE) policy is to discharge positive Covid-19 patients to care homes.
The NHS has capacity yet rapid discharge continues and needs urgent review.
Common sense dictates that nobody with an active Covid-19 infection should be discharged from hospital into a care home yet PHE guidance persists in advising care homes that patients can be effectively isolated.
There is still chance to save care homes which are virus free, enable the infected homes to eventually recover and prevent more deaths of our vulnerable elderly.
Nightingale Hospitals/specialised isolation units need to be utilised until patients are free of the virus.
There is still chance to save care homes which are virus free, enable the infected homes to eventually recover and prevent more deaths of our vulnerable elderly.
Nightingale Hospitals/specialised isolation units need to be utilised until patients are free of the virus.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 3 May 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 19 May 2020 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
12
Status
Rejected
Rejected
19 May 2020
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.