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Petition · past parliament

To award the George Cross to the National Health Service collectively.

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Make the award collectively to the NHS, and personally, posthumously to those NHS staff who have died of Covid19 caught during the course of their duties. Alternatively recommend to Her Majesty the Queen that she make the award.
The George Cross is awarded for "acts of the greatest heroism or for most conspicuous courage in circumstance of extreme danger" not in the presence of the enemy. It has been awarded collectively to the people of Malta and the Royal Ulster Constabulary. It is very appropriate in the case of the NHS during the present pandemic. I want the British Government to award the GC, or, if the award is the prerogative of Her Majesty the Queen, to recommend that she does so.

Why it was rejected

It was about honours or appointments, which petitions cannot cover.

You can find out how to nominate someone for an honour at http://www.gov.uk/honours

Timeline

8 Dec 2020 Petition opened for signatures
14 Dec 2020 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 14 Dec 2020

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