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Review NHS policy on masks, safe air & ventilation to protect vulnerable 

Submitted by Kay Price on Thursday 16th October 2025

Published on Tuesday 25th November 2025

Current status: Open

Open until: Monday 25th May 2026

Current Signatures: 735
(count is updated approximately hourly)

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Adoption ~ Air ~ Duty ~ Effective ~ England ~ Illness ~ Masks ~ NHS ~ NHS England ~ Protecting ~ Quality ~ Reinstate ~ Reviewed ~ Settings ~ Staff ~ The NHS ~ vulnerability

Petition Action

Review NHS policy on masks, safe air & ventilation to protect vulnerable 

Petition Details

Vulnerable people — those with cancer, immune compromise, or chronic illness — should feel safe in NHS settings, not fearful. We’re calling for a 'do no harm' standard: an automatic right to treatment by FFP2/3 masked staff, safe air and ventilation in every setting and stronger infection control.

Additional Information

The NHS was founded on the duty to 'do no harm'. That means protecting patients from preventable illness, not asking them to plead for it. We ask the Government and NHS England to adopt a “do no harm” infection-prevention standard by:

- Guaranteeing an automatic right for clinically vulnerable patients to be treated by staff wearing high-filtration masks (such as FFP2/3).
- Maintaining safe air quality and effective ventilation across all health-care settings.
-Reinstate masking in viral surges


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