COVID-19 Medal for Emergency Services personnel and frontline NHS staff.

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

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.

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

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

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 15 Apr 2020

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