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

Submitted on Wednesday 17th May 2023

Rejected on Monday 22nd May 2023

Current status: Rejected

Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)

Petition Action

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

Petition Details

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

Additional Information

... 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


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This petition was rejected

The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:

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.

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