Suspend all Routine Eye Examination in England to prevent spread of COVID-19

Rejected 12 signatures

What the petition asks

Similar to action taken in both Scotland and Wales earlier this week to suspend all routine eye examination. England has a duty of care to suspend all routine eye examinations with immediate effect to protect the public and NHS practitioners and support staff from the current COVID-19 pandemic.

As England heads toward complete lockdown, by not limiting appointment availability to urgent/emergency only but instead acting like 'business as usual' spreads the message to everyone that going outside is an acceptable thing to do. The large multiples can't justify putting these measures in place as it is too much of a financial loss so NHS England must do it for them.

Why it was rejected

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

Since you started your petition NHS England has written to opticians stating that all routine optical services are suspended, and Urgent and essential eye care should be delivered from a limited number of optical practices only: https://www.england.nhs.uk/coronavirus/wp-content/uploads/sites/52/2020/04/C0127-optical-letter-1-april-2020.pdf

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

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

The Government has also created an online service to help you out what you can do if you’re struggling because of coronavirus: https://www.gov.uk/find-coronavirus-support

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
27 Apr 2020	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 12

Status Rejected

Rejected 27 Apr 2020

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