Petition · past parliament
Enable medical professionals access to wear FFP3 masks for Covid positive cases
Rejected
11 signatures
What the petition asks
Offer patient facing health professionals with FFP3 masks in Covid positive wards and patience- regardless of intubation status
To protect the life of all the NHS workers and indirectly all the UK population. If NHS workers can protect themselves they can still work for their patients'health.
Make sure that all NHS staff do not run any additional risk related to their health, being at work has to be safe at all times, even when there is only a little risk to be infected all the precautions need to be taken.
Enable the use of FFP 3 mask when in contact with Covid positive patients.
Make sure that all NHS staff do not run any additional risk related to their health, being at work has to be safe at all times, even when there is only a little risk to be infected all the precautions need to be taken.
Enable the use of FFP 3 mask when in contact with Covid positive patients.
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: Make FFP3 masks available to all staff working with SARS-CoV2
Timeline
| 18 Jan 2021 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 25 Jan 2021 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
11
Status
Rejected
Rejected
25 Jan 2021
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.