Petition · past parliament
Address the Desperate PPE Crisis in the NHS now - Working in Fear to Protect you
Rejected
16 signatures
What the petition asks
An urgent plea to the UK government & Public Health England(PHE) to:
1. PROVIDE both adequate and appropriate PPE for all NHS workers
2. REVISE our current national personal protective equipment(PPE) guidelines
SOMETHING HAS TO CHANGE NOW. Please protect us to protect you.
1. PROVIDE both adequate and appropriate PPE for all NHS workers
2. REVISE our current national personal protective equipment(PPE) guidelines
SOMETHING HAS TO CHANGE NOW. Please protect us to protect you.
The current guidance for COVID-19 states that when managing suspected/confirmed cases, disposable gloves, aprons & surgical masks are adequate. Globally, including China & Italy, health workers are using vastly superior PPE when treating patients.
As a group of respiratory doctors working in the frontline of this pandemic, we are gravely concerned for our safety and that of our vulnerable patients as a result of inadequate PPE. FIVE NHS doctors are on ventilators - we need to act now!
As a group of respiratory doctors working in the frontline of this pandemic, we are gravely concerned for our safety and that of our vulnerable patients as a result of inadequate PPE. FIVE NHS doctors are on ventilators - we need to act now!
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 this petition calling for the same action: Provide adequate PPE equipment for medical professionals working with COVID-19
Advice on the use of personal protective equipment is a matter for Public Health England, not the 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/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
You may also be interested to know that because of the large number of petitions that have been started in relation to coronavirus, the Petitions Committee has been questioning the Government about its response to the coranavirus outbreak.
Find out more and watch the Committee put questions suggested by petitioners to Government Ministers and the Deputy Chief Medical Officer: https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/news/145767/committee-question-deputy-chief-medical-officer-and-ministers-on-coronavirus-response/
Read letters asking further questions of Government Ministers: https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/publications/3/correspondence/
Advice on the use of personal protective equipment is a matter for Public Health England, not the 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/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
You may also be interested to know that because of the large number of petitions that have been started in relation to coronavirus, the Petitions Committee has been questioning the Government about its response to the coranavirus outbreak.
Find out more and watch the Committee put questions suggested by petitioners to Government Ministers and the Deputy Chief Medical Officer: https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/news/145767/committee-question-deputy-chief-medical-officer-and-ministers-on-coronavirus-response/
Read letters asking further questions of Government Ministers: https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/publications/3/correspondence/
Timeline
| 22 Mar 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 31 Mar 2020 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
16
Status
Rejected
Rejected
31 Mar 2020
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.