{"links":{"self":"https://petition.parliament.uk/archived/petitions/307694.json"},"data":{"type":"archived-petition","id":307694,"parliament":{"period":"2019-2024","government":"Conservative","dissolution_at":"2024-05-30T00:01:00.000+01:00","response_threshold":10000,"debate_threshold":100000},"attributes":{"action":"Provide WHO standard PPE immediately to ALL frontline NHS staff AND care workers","background":"Immediately distribute WHO standard PPE to all frontline NHS staff and care home workers. Accept that this simple measure would greatly improve patient contacts and stop infecting frontline staff unnecessarily, potentially spreading COVID-19 further to at risk groups.\r\nForce manufacturers: make more","additional_details":"This is a simple, achievable set of products to manufacture rapidly and immediately protects the lives of frontline staff. It will prevent the spread of the disease in an already over-stretched NHS.\r\n\r\nAll frontline staff are at risk due to the current government provision of inadequate PPE.  Lives will be lost and the spread cannot be contained with such a glaring oversight by government.\r\n\r\nThis basic infection control measure in hospitals, primary care and care homes will save lives.","committee_note":null,"state":"rejected","signature_count":21,"created_at":"2020-03-21T20:49:33.887Z","updated_at":"2020-03-31T18:02:12.792Z","rejected_at":"2020-03-31T18:02:01.378Z","opened_at":null,"closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2020-03-21T21:48:04.000Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"debate_scheduled_on":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"rejection":{"code":"duplicate","details":"You may wish to sign this petition calling for the same action: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/304243\n\nAdvice on the use of personal protective equipment is a matter for Public Health England, not the Government or Parliament.\n\nYou can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:\n\nNHS website: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/\nUK Government website: https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus\n\nYou 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\n\nYou 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.\n\nFind 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/\n\nRead letters asking further questions of Government Ministers: https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/publications/3/correspondence/\n"},"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[],"topics":[]}}}