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Allow partners to attend NHS fertility appointments under current COVID rules

Submitted on Tuesday 10th November 2020

Rejected on Tuesday 17th November 2020

Current status: Rejected

Rejection code: already-happening (see below for details)

Petition Action

Allow partners to attend NHS fertility appointments under current COVID rules

Petition Details

To allow partners to attend fertility appointments within NHS

Additional Information

How come two people can’t attend a fertility appointment? But can go shopping to Poundland or B&Q for ‘essential’. You are giving news about a potential pregnancy but one member of the couple isn’t allowed to attend. Potentially, the female is being told that the process hasn’t worked on her own and has to make decisions on her own without a male partner being involved.


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This petition was rejected

The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:

Under the current national restrictions people are allowed to leave their home to accompany them to a medical appointment: www.gov.uk/guidance/new-national-restrictions-from-5-november

The arrangements for visitors at individual NHS practices is a matter for NHS England and the relevant NHS trust, not the Government or House of Commons. You should check with your fertility unit for their policy on visitors attending births.

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