PETITIONOpenPetition · petition.parliament.uk
Review guidance and fund training for psychiatric and mental health care staff
We call on the Government to conduct a review of sedation and chemical restraint policies in psychiatric hospitals and mental health care facilities.
Last fetched 03 May 2026 · petition.parliament.uk
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44
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Government response threshold (10,000) · 44/10,000
Debate threshold (100,000) · 44/100,000
Background
We want Government to fund mandatory training for psychiatric and mental health care staff in trauma-informed and compassionate care, and increased access to talking therapies, peer support, and non-medication-based interventions. We believe hospitals sometimes respond to mental health crises with heavy medication and sedation, which we think is wrong.