Submitted on Saturday 14th March 2020
Rejected on Friday 20th March 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: no-action (see below for details)
Govt. make priority childcare provisions for NHS staff with kids during pandemic
Give workers in the NHS with any number of children or those they provide care for, special provisions under the Civil Contingencies Act to priority childcare and care for the elderly services so that they can do their jobs uninterrupted and not be pulled from the workforce during this crisis
Because it is fair, pragmatic and sensible. Not only is the NHS not up to the task, it may breakdown entirely if the government continues to do very little. As a result, we need every NHS worker - everyone from surgeon to janitor - to be taken care of so that they can focus on their jobs and focus on saving lives at serious risk, something the rest of us are unable to do once somebody has contracted COVID-19. This is about stemming the loss of life and taking some pressure off of health workers.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
Since this petition was submitted, the Government has updated their advice, including providing care for children of key workers which includes NHS staff. You can read more about this here: www.gov.uk/government/news/schools-colleges-and-early-years-settings-to-close
You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:
NHS website: www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
UK Government website: www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-information-for-the-public
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