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Encourage the public to let paramedics on lunch break to skip lines in shops
Closed
22 signatures
What the petition asks
Resources for the emergency services are being stretched already. Some paramedics work 12 hour shifts, and get from 15 minute to 45 minute breaks. However, demand often outstrips available ambulances, and a lot of paramedics voluntarily stop their break earlier to get to a life threatened patient.
The West Midlands Ambulance Service state that in a huge majority of cases, "ambulance crews will voluntarily stop their breaks in order to get to immediately life threatened patients quickly".
Source: https://wmas.nhs.uk/about-wmas/patient-safety/nhs-ambulance-service-rest-and-meal-breaks/
The Government should make a campaign to encourage the public to let paramedics skip queues in shops while they are on their break.
Source: https://wmas.nhs.uk/about-wmas/patient-safety/nhs-ambulance-service-rest-and-meal-breaks/
The Government should make a campaign to encourage the public to let paramedics skip queues in shops while they are on their break.
Timeline
| 6 Aug 2018 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 6 Feb 2019 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
22
Status
Closed
Opened
6 Aug 2018
Closed
6 Feb 2019
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