Rejected petition provide a medal for the front line NHS staff equal to that of a Victoria cross

Following WW1 the promise of, 'A LAND FIT FOR HEROES', was not delivered we now have an opportunity to do just that.

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This is a national requirement only the Government can ensure it is enshrined into policy. We must not let this current sacrifice go unrewarded.
I want the government to committee itself to deliver this medal ready to award it in a national ceremony once this virus has been brought under control and to ensure our NHS is fully funded ready for any future threat.

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Award Covid-19 medals to all emergency services and involved armed forces: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/302613

A medal to honour the fortitude of people working in essential occupations: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/308035

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NHS website: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
UK Government website: https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus

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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 11 April 2020
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