Petition · past parliament
Formally identify Accident and Emergency Departments as a UK Emergency Service
Closed
47 signatures
What the petition asks
Nurses and Doctors working in Accident and Emergency departments deal with life and death on a daily basis. They are currently not seen as an "Emergency Service" in the UK along with Police, Ambulance, Fire or Coastguard.
1) Formally identified as an emergency service by the government.
2) Sentencing guidelines to be amended to show an offence of assault against any member of staff working in the accident and emergency setting (including other staff assessing patients in the accident and emergency setting) to be shown as an aggravating factor in the Magistrates Sentencing Guidelines.
3) To make an amendment to the Emergency Workers Act 2006 to include Accident and Emergency department workers.
2) Sentencing guidelines to be amended to show an offence of assault against any member of staff working in the accident and emergency setting (including other staff assessing patients in the accident and emergency setting) to be shown as an aggravating factor in the Magistrates Sentencing Guidelines.
3) To make an amendment to the Emergency Workers Act 2006 to include Accident and Emergency department workers.
Timeline
| 5 Oct 2017 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 5 Apr 2018 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
47
Status
Closed
Opened
5 Oct 2017
Closed
5 Apr 2018
Follow this petition
Sign in to get an email when the government responds, a debate is scheduled or held, or the petition closes.
Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.