Rejected petition Regularly test health and care workers for Covid-19

For the duration of the Covid-19 pandemic all health and care workers with direct client exposure should be provided weekly testing to identify sufferers and carriers of the virus

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To safeguard their own health, and that of their patients and prevent spread of the virus

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.

We can't accept your petition because the UK Government and Parliament aren't responsible for the issue you raise. The conduct of tests is a clinical decision for the NHS, not the UK Government or Parliament.

We have published a petition calling for the Government make Covid-19 testing available for all healthcare professionals, which you might want to sign: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/304005

We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.

Date submitted 16 March 2020
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