Petition · past parliament

Government to urgently provide correct WHO standard PPEs to all NHS workers!

Rejected 15 signatures

What the petition asks

I want the Government to provide all NHS workers with the correct WHO standard PPEs now.
My mum and many others in the NHS are treating COVID-19 patients without the WHO standard protective equipments. In order to combat this virus, we must "protect the NHS" by providing them with PPEs Boris.
If we can't "protect the NHS" workers from this virus, who will protect us?
They are risking their lives treating COVID-19 patients. They are more susceptible to contracting this virus, and yet the government has not provided them with adequate PPEs.
They are our HEROS in this battle.

Clapping for them won't help, but supplying them with PPEs will.

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/

Timeline

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

Key facts

Signatures 15
Status Rejected
Rejected 31 Mar 2020

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