Petition · past parliament
Name the next NHS hospital 'The Captain Tom Moore'
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
In 2019, the Government announced its hospital building programme.
We believe that, in light of Captain Tom Moore's astonishing 100th Birthday Walk for the NHS, the next hospital to be built should be named in his honour. The very least we can do for a man that to date has raised almost £12.5m.
We believe that, in light of Captain Tom Moore's astonishing 100th Birthday Walk for the NHS, the next hospital to be built should be named in his honour. The very least we can do for a man that to date has raised almost £12.5m.
The Government state that, 'the plan’s new, strategic approach will ensure the health service will have world-class facilities for patients and staff for the long term'.
Captain Tom's actions have gone a long way to support this and the many NHS staff currently on the front line, putting themselves at risk for us. He is a hero who has raised millions for our heroes.
https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/tomswalkforthenhs
Captain Tom's actions have gone a long way to support this and the many NHS staff currently on the front line, putting themselves at risk for us. He is a hero who has raised millions for our heroes.
https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/tomswalkforthenhs
Why it was rejected
It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.
The naming of hospitals is a matter for NHS England and individual NHS trusts, and not the Government or Parliament. You can read the NHS's identity guidelines here: https://www.england.nhs.uk/nhsidentity/identity-guidelines/naming-principles/
You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:
www.gov.uk/coronavirus
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
The Government has also created an online service to help you out what you can do if you’re struggling because of coronavirus: https://www.gov.uk/find-coronavirus-support
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 can read impartial analysis of the Government response to coronavirus and policy developments here: https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/coronavirus/
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 letters asking further questions of Government Ministers: https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/publications/3/correspondence/
You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:
www.gov.uk/coronavirus
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
The Government has also created an online service to help you out what you can do if you’re struggling because of coronavirus: https://www.gov.uk/find-coronavirus-support
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 can read impartial analysis of the Government response to coronavirus and policy developments here: https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/coronavirus/
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 letters asking further questions of Government Ministers: https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/publications/3/correspondence/
Timeline
| 16 Apr 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 20 May 2020 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
20 May 2020
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.