... if I've ordered 300 infusion pumps, I don't want 300 manuals.
Good point; well made.

On the other hand, Richard, I have never heard of any petition* (about anything) obtaining the hoped-for result.

Like almost everything else that gets discussed on here - the situation is one that needs to be managed. If the NHS as a whole was well-managed (not to mention, well led), issues like this would be dealt with at National Policy level (rather than leaving individual departments to struggle on as best they can without the benefit of any official "guidance").
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It's the same with "marches" (protests) by the way. A complete waste of time - apart from "virtue signalling", of course.