Petitions/Conduct a review on the placing of under 18s on adult NHS wards
StatusClosed
Opened18 Dec 2025
Closes18 Jun 2026
Government response
Parliamentary debateNot eligible
Milestones

16-18 year olds are considered adults in the NHS and are often treated on adult wards. At 16, you are still a child. We think that until you are legally allowed to vote etc you should still be under children's medical care. It's wrong to force children to have to be in an adult ward.

Some families we feel lost tackling the world of adult care in the NHS once their children turn 16.

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100,000

Constituency engagement ranking

Alistair Strathern
1Alistair Strathern MP
Hitchin
18
Chris Hinchliff
2Chris Hinchliff MP
North East Hertfordshire
9
Kevin Bonavia
3Kevin Bonavia MP
Stevenage
6
Lauren Edwards
4Lauren Edwards MP
Rochester and Strood
2
Liam Conlon
5Liam Conlon MP
Beckenham and Penge
1
Kerry McCarthy
6Kerry McCarthy MP
Bristol East
1
Callum Anderson
7Callum Anderson MP
Buckingham and Bletchley
1
Max Wilkinson
8Max Wilkinson MP
Cheltenham
1
Sarah Green
9Sarah Green MP
Chesham and Amersham
1
Mike Tapp
10Mike Tapp MP
Dover and Deal
1
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