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Holly Lennon

Glasgow family's campaign for psychiatric ward rule change raised with Nicola Sturgeon

The struggle of a Glasgow family campaigning for a change to self-isolation rules in psychiatric wards has been raised with Nicola Sturgeon.

Louisa and Lauren Boulazeg launched a petition calling for guidance for long-term hospital patients to be brought into line with that for the public after their brother was forced to undergo his seventh period of isolation at Gartnavel Hospital.

The 29-year-old was still required to isolate alone in his room after another patient on the ward tested positive.

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