Allow symptomatic health professionals the coronavirus test

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Allow symptomatic health professionals to have the coronavirus test even if no direct contact. Presently they can only have the test if they returned from a high risk area or had direct contact with a case.

10% of Italian doctors are infected. Testing health professionals who are sick with high fever etc is necessary to protect their patients, colleagues and families and in order to maintain NHS business continuity. These doctors may have been on the tube, at mass gatherings etc. This is a ticking time bomb but the government has a chance to mitigate damage by acting NOW!!!

Why it was rejected

It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.

Testing is a clinical decision for the NHS, not the UK Government or Parliament.

You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:

NHS website: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/

UK Government website: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-information-for-the-public

I’ve added this to the OneNote templates: Coronavirus (Web view)

Timeline

10 Mar 2020	Petition opened for signatures
16 Mar 2020	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 16 Mar 2020

Follow this petition