Change the way Vitamin B12 is tested and deficiency treated in the UK.

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Ensure NHS England / The Department for Heath and Social Care
• Test the patients presenting with fatigue and low mood in healthcare settings for Vitamin B12 and folate deficiency
• Change the type of test GPs run to measure B12
• Provide sufficient access to B12 injections for those deficient

... continued

• Screen those with other autoimmune conditions for Pernicious Anaemia (PA) if they present with low mood and fatigue
• Screen those with “long-covid” for PA

Why it was rejected

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

We can only accept petitions about things the Government or Parliament are directly responsible for.

Decisions about patient care are a matter for the NHS and individual clinicians, not the UK Government or Parliament.

Timeline

17 May 2023	Petition opened for signatures
22 May 2023	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 22 May 2023

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