This petition was submitted during the 2019-2024 parliament
Rejected petition Mobilise manufacturers to make PPE for medical staff on the Covid-19 frontline
NHS medical staff do not have access to the full PPE- personal protective equipment- that the WHO advise they should have to protect themselves against Covid-19. The Government must address this shortage as a matter of urgency and engage British manufacturers to make more.
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Frontline NHS staff are at risk of dying from Covid-19 after the protective gear requirements for health workers were downgraded.
Hospital staff caring for the growing number of those seriously ill could pass the infection on to other patients after catching it at work because of poor protection.
Previously, staff were told to wear full PPE, comprising an FFP3 masks, visors, surgical gowns and two pairs of gloves each. (Guardian) - AS PER WHO GUIDANCE.
They deserve the proper protection.
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You may wish to sign this petition calling for the same action: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/304243
Advice on the use of personal protective equipment is a matter for Public Health England, not the Government or Parliament.
You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:
NHS website: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
UK Government website: https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus
You can read NHS tips to help if you are worried about coronavirus here: https://www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/coronavirus-covid-19-anxiety-tips
You may also be interested to know that because of the large number of petitions that have been started in relation to coronavirus, the Petitions Committee has been questioning the Government about its response to the coranavirus outbreak.
Find out more and watch the Committee put questions suggested by petitioners to Government Ministers and the Deputy Chief Medical Officer: https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/news/145767/committee-question-deputy-chief-medical-officer-and-ministers-on-coronavirus-response/
Read letters asking further questions of Government Ministers: https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/publications/3/correspondence/
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