Provide Covid-19 testing kits for social care and nursing homes.

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Provide testing kits for social care and nursing homes so they can test for Covid-19. They can then make appropriate provisions, as well as protecting their staff and other residents. They are providing care for patients who would otherwise be dependent on the NHS and they need support to do this.

My Dad is a resident in a nursing care home where there are now 7 residents who have some symptoms associated with Covid-19. They are having to provide Barrier insolation nursing for these patients, yet cannot confirm whether or not these are actual cases. They are being cared for in the home, rather than a hospital, but this level of care, clearly has huge implications for their staffing, particularly if they then also need to self-isolate.

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: Make Covid-19 testing available for all healthcare professionals.

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

Timeline

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

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 31 Mar 2020

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