Petition · past parliament
Make the purple butterfly cot card and poster standard practice within the NHS
Rejected
9 signatures
What the petition asks
The Skye High Foundation set up the purple butterfly cot card and poster and we would like the
Government to make it standard practice in the NHS
Government to make it standard practice in the NHS
The butterfly is vital to families that have lost a baby part of a multiple birth. The cot card is placed In the surviving babies cot so the family do not have to repeat their story in every staff change over. This will not cost the government to fund as The Skye High Foundation provide all the resources but the government have the power to make this a mandatory resource in every hospital.
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 like this are an operational matter for the NHS and individual NHS Trusts, which are operationally independent of the UK Government and Parliament.
Decisions like this are an operational matter for the NHS and individual NHS Trusts, which are operationally independent of the UK Government and Parliament.
Timeline
| 29 Aug 2022 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 1 Sep 2022 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
9
Status
Rejected
Rejected
1 Sep 2022
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.