At the time of the planned discharge, the patient is:

Being managed in anti-ligature clothing
Not permitted to be have any time away from the ward alone
Under enhanced observation and positioned close to the nurses’ station due to suicide risk
These measures are used only when serious risk of self-harm or suicide is being actively managed within a hospital setting. Their continued use indicates that the patient’s safety currently relies on constant observation and environmental controls that cannot be replicated in the community.

Despite this, discharge is planned without clear evidence that these risks have reduced or that equivalent safeguards will be in place outside hospital.

Community crisis services and family care, while important, cannot replace inpatient-level observation or ligature-safe environments. Discharging a patient while such intensive risk controls are still required raises serious safeguarding and duty-of-care concerns.

I am the patient’s mother and main carer.  I am following formal NHS processes, I have raised safeguarding concerns and have also made clear that I cannot safely manage this level of suicide risk at home, nor act as the sole risk-management plan for a patient who currently requires constant supervision in hospital.

This petition is a call for caution, transparency, and safety at a moment where the consequences of getting this wrong could be irreversible.

We are calling on Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust to:

Immediately pause the planned discharge
Conduct an urgent safeguarding review
Complete a full multidisciplinary reassessment of suicide risk and capacity and take into account the views of people that know the patient best 
Ensure discharge does not proceed until it is demonstrably safe, with appropriate safeguards and accountability in place
Mental health services have a duty not only to treat illness, but to protect life. When a patient is still being managed with anti-ligature clothing and constant observation, discharge should not proceed without clear, documented justification and robust safeguards.

This petition exists to ensure that patient safety comes first.

My daughter is a truly wonderful person who is studying to work within NHS Mental Health services as she has a passion for providing the same support that she has received from some incredible individuals with the NHS.  All we want is for her to have that chance and the trust to keep her safe until she is able to be back in the community.  This trust has failed too many people already.