Submitted on Sunday 5th April 2020
Rejected on Wednesday 15th April 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Award a medal to National Health Service employees currently serving.
Recognise formally the contribution that National Health Workers have made during the Covid -19 virus in the form of a medal which would be worn on formal occasions. This would follow the same rationale that Armed Forces personnel are recognised after serving in a conflict zone.
Theirs has been a unique and selfless contribution in the face of life threatening risk but they have done it for the good of the Nation. They have had to subjugate their own safety and their responsibility to their families in order to serve the common good. Their service demands a selfless commitment to those that need their help and at far greater a risk than they might have imagined when embarking on their career.
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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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