Petition · past parliament
RE Open recovery homes/hospitals to release patients from main stream hospitals.
Rejected
9 signatures
What the petition asks
In the 1980s there were recovery homes/hospitals for patients who had surgery or other hospital proceedures but did'nt need to stay in hospital taking beds. The recovery homes would take the patients until they were fit enough to return home, freeing up beds in hospitals reducing A+E waiting times.
Re open patient recovery homes/hospitals
Why it was rejected
It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.
We can't accept your petition because the UK Government and Parliament aren't responsible for the issue you raise. There are already options for people being discharged into the community rather than to home. You can read an example here:
https://www.nhs.uk/nhsengland/keogh-review/documents/quick-guides/quick-guide-discharge-to-access.pdf
Decisions on specific facilities would be a matter for local NHS trusts and local authorities, but we could accept a petition calling for increased funding for this sort of step-down care.
https://www.nhs.uk/nhsengland/keogh-review/documents/quick-guides/quick-guide-discharge-to-access.pdf
Decisions on specific facilities would be a matter for local NHS trusts and local authorities, but we could accept a petition calling for increased funding for this sort of step-down care.
Timeline
| 8 Dec 2022 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 13 Dec 2022 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
9
Status
Rejected
Rejected
13 Dec 2022
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.