Submitted on Friday 3rd April 2020
Rejected on Wednesday 15th April 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Advise the Queen to Award the George Cross to all parts of the NHS in the UK
The George Cross is awarded for acts of the greatest heroism or of the most conspicuous courage in circumstances of extreme danger.
The government should advise the Queen that the George Cross should be collective awarded to the NHS UK for the work during the COVID-19 epidemic.
The George Cross has been collectively awarded twice in the past to Malta and the RUC
All of NHS UK has been doing a remarkable response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The staff of the NHS are putting their lives in danger on a daily basis to save patients that have been affected by Covid-19
NHS staff are getting ill and some have lost their lives from COVID-19
They have been performing acts of the greatest heroism or of the most conspicuous courage in circumstances of extreme danger.
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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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