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Advise the Queen to Award the George Cross to all parts of the NHS in the UK

Rejected 10 signatures

What the petition asks

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.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

You may wish to sign these petitions calling for the same action.

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You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:

NHS website: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
UK Government website: https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus

You can read NHS tips to help if you are worried about coronavirus here: https://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: https://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: https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/publications/3/correspondence/

Timeline

3 Apr 2020 Petition opened for signatures
15 Apr 2020 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 10
Status Rejected
Rejected 15 Apr 2020

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.