Issue a 'campaign' medal to NHS clinicians and carers after the COVID-19 crisis.

Rejected 18 signatures

What the petition asks

I would like Parliament to recognise the bravery, determination and self-sacrifice shown by our NHS staff and carers, during the COVID-19 crisis, by approving the issue of a medal to those staff.

Doctors and nurses have given their service selflessly and at considerable personal risk during the COVID-19 crisis (some, sadly having lost their lives to the disease). They have shown a level of courage and determination which has previously been recognised, by the issue of campaign medals, to our armed forces. The level of service and dedication our clinicians have shown is no different to that shown by our military prrsonnel in past conflicts.

Why it was rejected

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

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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

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

Key facts

Signatures 18

Status Rejected

Rejected 15 Apr 2020

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