Rejected petition Change national health guidelines for Hand Foot and Mouth

Change the incubation period for national health guidelines for Hand Foot and Mouth.

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Implement an incubation period for hand foot and mouth. This illness is affecting the UK massively and we have not one legal incubation period for this. Children are ending up in hospitals due to this illness. We have incubation periods for chicken pots, we need to have one for Hand Foot and Mouth.

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Why was this petition rejected?

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

Decisions about guidance on indivdual diseases is a decision for the NHS and UK Health Security Agency, not the UK Government or Parliament.

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

Date submitted 20 November 2024
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