Petition · past parliament

Robin Swan health minister must provide the necessary ECMO machine.

Rejected 15 signatures

What the petition asks

Provide the necessary equipment ECMO machine for Belfast City Hospital Tower Block and PPE for our nurses.
Thirty people or more could lose their lives unnecessarily in Northern Ireland because the hospital does not have the equipment.

Why it was rejected

It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.

Your petition is about something that the Northern Ireland Assembly is responsible for.

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Timeline

6 Apr 2020 Petition opened for signatures
8 Jun 2020 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 15
Status Rejected
Rejected 8 Jun 2020

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