Petition · past parliament
Stop the Royal Free Hospital shutting it's Paediatric department.
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
The Royal Free Hospital are closing their paediatric department, using COVID as an excuse for cost cutting. We must ensure this is at worst a temporary measure as this vital department stays at the Royal Free.
Why it was rejected
It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.
Decisions about the services provided at particular hospitals are a matter for those hospitals and the local NHS trust, not the Government or House of Commons.
We could accept a petition calling on the Government to increase funding paediatric services, to enable departments such as this to continue to operate.
We could accept a petition calling on the Government to increase funding paediatric services, to enable departments such as this to continue to operate.
Timeline
| 20 Sep 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 15 Oct 2020 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
15 Oct 2020
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.