Rejected petition NHS staff who die of Covid-19 in service should receive a posthumous honour

Doctors & nurses treating members of the public with Covid-19 have themselves contracted the disease & sadly, died.

This number is unfortunately likely to grow over the coming days as it has in other countries.

I believe their ultimate sacrifice should be recognised with a posthumous honour.

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The staff of the NHS are dedicated professionals. No one can be in any doubt of their huge bravery. Some have already died & it is highly likely that more will die during the course of this pandemic.

To serve in the NHS is a calling, a vocation & no one should be surprised that as well as the huge additional effort with overtime & extra shifts that all are giving, some will give their lives.

This sacrifice should be recognised with a national posthumous award for their sacrifice.

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You may wish to sign this petition calling for the same action: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/312389

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

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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: https://committees.parliament.uk/work/192/the-governments-response-to-coronavirus/

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Date submitted 3 April 2020
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