Petition · PE01471 · Session 4
Young People's Hospital Wards
Signatures
150
Comments
0
Considered
5 meetings
What it asks
Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to establish specific young people’s wards or rooms in hospitals for adolescents, and to ensure that staff receive adequate training to support young people’s mental and emotional needs in hospital.
What the petitioner did first
This petition originally emerged as a Members Motion presented by Rachael McCully MSYP at a National Sitting of the Scottish Youth Parliament in June 2012. The idea, based on Rachael’s experience of hospital wards in Scotland, received extremely strong support from her fellow MSYPs and near-unanimous backing, with 97% voting in favour of the motion:
“Hospitals in Scotland should have specific young persons wards or rooms for adolescents; they should also ensure staff receive adequate training to support young peoples mental and emotional needs in hospital.”
At the October 2012 SYP National Sitting, Rachael presented the issue as an option for a Public Petition. From a competitive and diverse shortlist of issues that are of importance to young people, MSYPs voted for young people’s hospital wards to be presented to the Public Petitions Committee as a priority for positive change for young people.
Based on this strong support, the Scottish Youth Parliament is submitting this petition as the next stage in seeking to secure this important provision.
“Hospitals in Scotland should have specific young persons wards or rooms for adolescents; they should also ensure staff receive adequate training to support young peoples mental and emotional needs in hospital.”
At the October 2012 SYP National Sitting, Rachael presented the issue as an option for a Public Petition. From a competitive and diverse shortlist of issues that are of importance to young people, MSYPs voted for young people’s hospital wards to be presented to the Public Petitions Committee as a priority for positive change for young people.
Based on this strong support, the Scottish Youth Parliament is submitting this petition as the next stage in seeking to secure this important provision.
Where it was considered
Official Report-
1 Mar 20131 mention
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14 May 20131 mention
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3 Sep 20131 mention
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12 Nov 20131 mention
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28 Jan 20141 mention
Signatures by country
No online signatures are recorded for this petition; the total above may include paper signatures.
Comments
No public comments.