Petition · past parliament

NHS to have adolescent age mental health hospitals adolescent wards in hospitals

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Change the age criteria in hospital wards
Get The NHS to think about adolescent age sick children.

Why it was rejected

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

We can only accept petitions about things the Government or Parliament are directly responsible for.

Decisions about what wards to have in hospitals are a matter for individual NHS trusts, not the UK Government or Parliament.

We have published the following petition, which you might like to sign:

Review and reform Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services: Review and reform Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services

We could accept a petition calling on the Government to increase funding for NHS mental health services for adolescents, if that's something you'd like to happen.

Timeline

30 Mar 2022 Petition opened for signatures
5 Apr 2022 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 5 Apr 2022

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