Deploy the medical branches of the military to help deal with the Coronavirus

Rejected 10 signatures

What the petition asks

Deploy a tri-service coalition of military doctors and nurses to help ease the effects of the Coronavirus on the NHS.

With the Coronavirus due to get worst over the coming weeks, the NHS will be under prolonged stress which will be unsustainable.

So following in the footsteps of France, I believe we should deploy the military in order to ease the pressure off the NHS and therefore we will be prepared for a long battle against the virus.

Why it was rejected

The UK Government or Parliament was already taking the action it asked for.

Since you started your petition the Government has announced plans for how armed forces personnel will support public services in response to the coronavirus outbreak: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/covid-support-force-the-mods-contribution-to-the-coronavirus-response

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/coronavirus

You can read NHS tips to help if you are worried about coronavirus here: https://www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/coronavirus-covid-19-anxiety-tips

Timeline

17 Mar 2020	Petition opened for signatures
2 Apr 2020	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 10

Status Rejected

Rejected 2 Apr 2020

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