Submitted on Thursday 28th May 2020
Rejected on Monday 15th June 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Award NHS staff and key workers a special service medal at the end of the crisis
Devise a medal, similar to a General Service Medal for all hospital staff playing a role from the start of the virus until it is overcome. As well as doctors and nurses, this would include catering staff, cleaners, porters and anyone who was involved in front line work, including posthumous awards
The general public have gone outside to honour key workers at 8pm on a Thursday evening for ten weeks. This has now ceased. This new award would make the key workers proud to have served on the front line and can be kept and worn to indicate their bravery (similar to medals worn on Remembrance Sunday). This would be a permanent memento for the people involved and for their relatives to recall their efforts in future years
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You may wish to sign some of these petitions:
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
Award medals to the retired doctors and nurses who returned to NHS for COVID19: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/315329
Create a "Pandemic Voluntary Service Medal" to recognise Civilian Volunteers: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/315797
Award posthumous medals to NHS and other frontline workers; victims of covid-19: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/312389
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