Petition · past parliament

Make inhalers free for diagnosed asthmatics during the COVID-19 outbreak

Rejected 14 signatures

What the petition asks

To make all inhalers free for diagnosed asthmatics during the COVID-19 outbreak
In a time of a public health crisis with a virus that effects the respiratory system, and of financial uncertainty people may not be able to afford inhalers. If they contract the virus they won’t be able to attempt to self treat at home, resulting in the need for NHS care. In order to reduce the stress on the NHS asthmatics should be temporarily allowed free inhalers, on prescription, to try and reduce the number of people going to hospital for respitory help.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Timeline

19 Mar 2020 Petition opened for signatures
14 Apr 2020 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 14
Status Rejected
Rejected 14 Apr 2020

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.