This petition was submitted during the 2019-2024 parliament
Rejected petition Make NHS staff work safely as their protection is our protection. #noCovid19
Each of us is responsible for the health of others, we must fight against the spread of COVID-19 but without proper protection such as appropriate masks or uniform, we will never be able to protect the patient's life and ours.The hospital must be a place of care and not likely to be infected.
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Each of us deserve to work in a healthy and safe environment. We are vital for the hospital and today more than any other day we cannot be ill, we cannot risk the hospital go out of staff as we need to assure the best assistance practice to our lovely patience. Health is a human right,We are a team and we are the best when we work together. I need your help, to emerge victorious from this battle, to stop the spread of this virus, through appropriate tools ans protections.
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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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