Fund advocacy and care for elderly African Caribbean hospital patients — 17 signatures. Status: open.
Provide funding to appoint ethnicity- and culturally salient advocates to liaise between affected families and hospitals, supporting dignity for African Caribbean elders who are hospitalised with critical illnesses, such as stroke, and to reduce the risk of increased mortality.
Many African Caribbean elders in the UK are a vulnerable population. Many live alone or have limited support. They are at greater risk of critical illnesses, such as stroke or heart attack. Once hospitalised, they are less likely to be supported and face increasing isolation and higher mortality rates. This petition asks the Government to appoint specialist advocates (beyond social services) who are ethnicity- and culturally salient to support these patients while they are in hospital.
View this petition on the official UK Parliament website