Award a medal to National Health Service employees currently serving.

Rejected 19 signatures

What the petition asks

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.

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 19

Status Rejected

Rejected 15 Apr 2020

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