Parliament Workbench

Petition · PE01710 · Session 5

Community hospital and council care home services in Scotland

Closed Submitted 3 Oct 2018 Health
Signatures
0
18 online signatures with a country
Comments
4
Considered
5 meetings
in the Official Report

What it asks

Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to review the provision of services for the elderly and long-term sick in Community and Cottage hospitals as well as Council Care homes across Scotland.

What the petitioner did first

I have pursued these matters with my local Health Board and various politicians including Claudia Beamish MSP.

Where it was considered

Official Report
  1. 6 Dec 2018
    Public Petitions Committee
    New Petitions
    1 mention
  2. 12 Sep 2019
    Public Petitions Committee
    Continued Petitions
    1 mention
  3. 20 Feb 2020
    Public Petitions Committee
    Continued Petitions
    1 mention
  4. 17 Mar 2020
    Health and Sport Committee
    Petition
    1 mention
  5. 26 Jan 2021
    Health and Sport Committee
    Petitions
    2 mentions

Signatures by country

18 online signatures
  1. Scotland13 72.2%
  2. United Kingdom5 27.8%

Comments

4 comments, oldest first
  1. Lynne Leslie 8 Oct 2018
    Old age comes to us all! Take note.
  2. Sylvia Russell 12 Oct 2018
    Apart from anything else. cottage hospitals ease the pressure of bed blocking in acute hospitals
  3. Ian Donnachie 15 Oct 2018
    Someone close to me is still managing in her own home, but she's one of the lucky ones. There needs to be as much support as possible for the elderly at community and local level.
  4. Jane Scott 16 Oct 2018
    More care for the elderly in their own home is important to keep them there in the first place rather that them ending up in hospital
    - not just bed blocking but being vulnerable to hospital acquired infections putting their health at further risk .