Submitted on Tuesday 7th April 2020
Rejected on Tuesday 26th May 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)
Increase Personal Protective Equipment standards for those on the front line.
Please reassess the minimal standard of PPE for those, in particular the ambulance service, who are on the front line. We have less protection than those who are working in the sterile, controlled environment of the hospital. Surgical masks do not protect us, at best we need FFP3s and level D tyvek.
As we are about to face the height of the pandemic in the UK us on the frontline are scared to work. Currently even if the patient is Covid19+ we only have a surgical mask -most are expired- a flimsy sleeveless apron & glasses. Without increased PPE its a lose-lose situation for everyone. We will inevitably contract the virus further passing it on to loved ones becoming yet another statistic. As a result we will not be able to work reducing staff on the front line treating & caring for patients.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
Guidance on Covid-19 and the use of personal protective equipment (PPE) is a matter for Public Health England, and not the Government or Parliament.
You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:
www.gov.uk/coronavirus
www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
The Government has also created an online service to help you out what you can do if you’re struggling because of coronavirus: www.gov.uk/find-coronavirus-support
You can read NHS tips to help if you are worried about coronavirus here: www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/coronavirus-covid-19-anxiety-tips
You can read impartial analysis of the Government response to coronavirus and policy developments here: commonslibrary.parliament.uk/coronavirus/
You may also be interested to know that because of the large number of petitions that have been started in relation to coronavirus, the Petitions Committee has been questioning the Government about its response to the coronavirus outbreak.
Find out more: committees.parliament.uk/work/192/the-governments-response-to-coronavirus/
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