Protect our nhs staff by introducing blanket HIV testing in hospitals.

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Staff exposed to needle stick injuries are at risk of contracting HIV. Testing a patient for HIV to determine risk of infection requires consent, not all patients can do so. This means the person potentially exposed either has to take prophylaxis or wait months in limbo for their own test results.

The law should protect nhs staff and patients from the risk of contracting blood borne viruses by permitting testing of patients who do not have the capacity to provide consent.

https://www.bma.org.uk/-/media/files/pdfs/practical%20advice%20at%20work/ethics/needlestick-injuries-guidance-may2016.pdf

https://www.guysandstthomas.nhs.uk/news-and-events/2016-news/september/20160915-hiv-testing-in-AE-diagnoses-78.aspx

Why it was rejected

It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.

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Timeline

10 Jun 2018	Petition opened for signatures
15 Jun 2018	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 15 Jun 2018

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