Petition · past parliament
Allocate military and industrial stocks of PPE to the NHS to fight COVID-19
Rejected
19 signatures
What the petition asks
NHS Staff are currently recycling PPE stock which should be single use due to the current outbreak, rendering it ineffective. Reallocate unused PPE sitting in businesses, factories, dental surgeries, research labs, military supplies immediately. Who will care for the sick if the carers are sick?
Writing this on behalf of a family member who is currently on the frontline, her words:
The NHS doesn’t have enough PPE for staff to use in hospitals during this pandemic, my trust has over 200 staff infected at home. Early studies from Wuhan suggest our current PPE guidance is inadequate, we need to wear full PPE for all inpatients. Staff are recycling PPE because they have no choice, there isn’t enough! We are on the verge of catastrophe!
The NHS doesn’t have enough PPE for staff to use in hospitals during this pandemic, my trust has over 200 staff infected at home. Early studies from Wuhan suggest our current PPE guidance is inadequate, we need to wear full PPE for all inpatients. Staff are recycling PPE because they have no choice, there isn’t enough! We are on the verge of catastrophe!
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
| 27 Mar 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 31 Mar 2020 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
19
Status
Rejected
Rejected
31 Mar 2020
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.