Petition · past parliament · Department of Health and Social Care

Prioritise Covid-19 testing for relatives of residents in Care Homes.

Closed 5,113 signatures

What the petition asks

We believe testing the relatives of care home residents for Covid-19 should be made a priority so that they can meet their loved ones again before they die and to ease the pressure on care staff.
Because they are the only ones that can arrange this.

Timeline

28 May 2020 Petition opened for signatures
28 Nov 2020 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 5,113
Status Closed
Department Department of Health and Social Care
Opened 28 May 2020
Closed 28 Nov 2020

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