P-05-914 Equal Access to Health Care for the Disabled
P-05-914 Equal Access to Health Care for the Disabled
This
petition was submitted by Tracy Locke having collected a total of 121
signatures.
Text of Petition
We call on the Welsh Government
to ensure that it is a legal requirement for all GP surgeries to have wide,
adjustable treatment beds and hoists available for the use of disabled
patients, so that they can be examined whenever there is need.
I was born with
Spinabifida in 1970 and as a survivor of this condition I am paralysed from
above the waist down and use a wheelchair full time. In 2017 I was diagnosed
with stage 4 bladder cancer. It cannot be legally proven but it is my sincere
belief that had I been examined earlier in the years before in my GP surgery on
an a wide, adjustable treatment bed, perhaps with the aid of a hoist, then my
cancer would not have been diagnosed at such an advanced stage. Since I've been
looking into this issue, many disabled women have spoken to me about how they
do not have equal access to smear tests because of this issue too. Often people
think that disabled access is just about lifts and ramps but in health care, it
is so much more complex. Let's join together to make access to health care
equal for all people.
This petition was considered completed by
the Petitions Committee at its meeting on 03/07/2023.
The Committee agreed to
close the petition.
Full details of the
consideration of this petition by the Committee and related documents can be
seen on the Meetings tab above.
It was first considered by
the Petitions Committee on 19/11/2019.
Senedd Constituency and
Region
- Preseli Pembrokeshire
- Mid and West Wales
Further
information
Business type: Petition
Reason considered: Senedd Business;
First published: 04/11/2019