Submitted on Friday 27th March 2020
Rejected on Wednesday 15th April 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Award the NHS the George Cross for their work in response to COVID-19
The George Cross is awarded for 'acts of the greatest heroism or for most conspicuous courage in circumstance of extreme danger'. I think this sums up what every member of staff of the NHS is currently doing to help us fight the COVID-19 outbreak
For the response to the COVID-19 outbreak I would like the government to arrange for the NHS to be collectively awarded the George Cross, similar to Malta receiving it in the Second World War. NHS workers are having to separate from their families, travel to work on public transport so they can then face the threat of treating patients with COVID-19. They do this each day. I strongly believe this repeated courage should be recognised with the highest award that can be made to civilians.
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There's already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.
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You may wish to sign these petitions calling for the same action.
Award Covid-19 medals to all emergency services and involved armed forces: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/302613
A medal to honour the fortitude of people working in essential occupations: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/308035
You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:
NHS website: www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
UK Government website: www.gov.uk/coronavirus
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 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 and watch the Committee put questions suggested by petitioners to Government Ministers and the Deputy Chief Medical Officer: committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/news/145767/committee-question-deputy-chief-medical-officer-and-ministers-on-coronavirus-response/
Read correspondence with Government Ministers asking further questions: committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/publications/3/correspondence/
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