Rejected petition We Want An Honours List for Our NHS Staff, Carers and Key-Worker Heroes!

We petition the Government to offer full recognition to those who are leading the Coronavirus fightback. We ask the Government create a separate list for them in The Queen’s Birthday Honours 2020. This list would be devoted solely to honouring NHS staff and other key workers.

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Usually, these groups are included in the main list. A separate list would allow for greater public focus upon those who truly are the best of us at this time. The main list always achieves headlines due to which celebrities have been included on it. By having a separate NHS, Carers and Key Workers List, we can single out the individuals who most need our attention and gratitude this year.

This is not about the politics of honours. We're focused on praising brave NHS staff & key workers.

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Why was this petition rejected?

It’s about honours or appointments.

We can't accept your petition because it asks for someone to be nominated for an honour.

Members of the public can nominate people for honours directly, although it is not possible to nominate a group or organisation for an honour. You can find out how to nominate someone for an honour here: https://www.gov.uk/honours

We have accepted petitions calling for the Government to award people working in essential occupations medals, which you might like to sign.

If you want the Government to award Covid-19 medals to all emergency services and involved armed forces, you may wish to sign this petition: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/302613

If you want the Government to create a medal to honour the fortitude of people working in essential occupations, you may wish to sign this petition: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/308035

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/

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Date submitted 29 March 2020
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