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PPE Equipment and Covid 19 testing for NHS staff

Rejected 18 signatures

What the petition asks

As a matter of urgency, the Government should provide Doctors and Nurses and other medical staff with the correct Personal Protection Equipment and Covid 19 testing.
This will protect NHS staff, their patients and their families

Why it was rejected

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

You may wish to sign these petitions calling for the same action:

Make Covid-19 testing available for all healthcare professionals
Provide adequate PPE equipment for medical professionals working with COVID-19

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

22 Mar 2020 Petition opened for signatures
31 Mar 2020 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 18
Status Rejected
Rejected 31 Mar 2020

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