This petition was submitted during the 2019-2024 parliament
Rejected petition Learning Disabilities to be included in treatment via NICE Guidelines re:Covid19
Today we have been alerted that NICE Guidelines do not included a critical treatment plan within ITU for persons with Learning Disabilities. I would like for this to be amended so all persons have EQUAL RIGHTS to critical treatment re: Covid19
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Amend NICE Guidelines immediately to include guidance for treatment for persons with learning disabilities.
This petition was rejected
Why was this petition rejected?
It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence is an executive non-departmental public body, so decisions about how NICE drafts its guidelines is an operational matter for NICE, not the Government or Parliament.
However, since you started your petition the Government has published guidance for care staff supporting adults with learning disabilities and autistic adults, which is available here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-supporting-adults-with-learning-disabilities-and-autistic-adults/coronavirus-covid-19-guidance-for-care-staff-supporting-adults-with-learning-disabilities-and-autistic-adults
You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:
www.gov.uk/coronavirus
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
The Government has also created an online service to help you out what you can do if you’re struggling because of coronavirus: https://www.gov.uk/find-coronavirus-support
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 can read impartial analysis of the Government response to coronavirus and policy developments here:
https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/coronavirus/
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 coronavirus 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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