Submitted on Sunday 5th April 2020
Rejected on Wednesday 15th April 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
COVID-19 Medal for Emergency Services personnel and frontline NHS staff.
Commission a National award for Emergency Service personnel and frontline NHS staff for Meritorious Service in the fight against COVID-19.
In such unprecedented times, our emergency services and NHS staff remain steadfast. Whilst the UK is in lockdown, their selfless commitment to duty sees them headlong in battle with the most deadliest of diseases. The Healthcare system has been undervalued and had its budgets slashed in recent years. Here and now, we find ourselves in a battle to save lives, the NHS Trust has had to repurpose itself, so that the country is front-facing in fighting a global crisis. They are at risk and still go.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
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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