Petition · past parliament · Department of Health and Social Care
Make FFP3 masks available to all staff working with SARS-CoV2
Closed
3,322 signatures
What the petition asks
Ensure access to FFP3 masks for all staff working with confirmed or suspected Covid-19 patients. The Government should also commission a review of guidance on the use of PPE to prevent transmission of Covid-19, to establish if current guidance is adequate.
Hospitals are now once again overwhelmed. Healthcare workers are 3 - 4 times more likely to contract SARS-CoV2, and approximately half of all staff absences currently are due to covid infections. This adds to the already perilous situation of remaining staff being tired, overworked and prone to making errors.
Available evidence now suggests that SARS-CoV2 is most likely contracted by inhalation. Mass vaccination and its impacts will take time to take effect. FFP3 masks for staff are required now.
Available evidence now suggests that SARS-CoV2 is most likely contracted by inhalation. Mass vaccination and its impacts will take time to take effect. FFP3 masks for staff are required now.
Timeline
| 15 Jan 2021 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 15 Jul 2021 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
3,322
Status
Closed
Department
Department of Health and Social Care
Opened
15 Jan 2021
Closed
15 Jul 2021
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.