This petition was submitted during the 2019-2024 parliament
Rejected petition Award a collective George Cross to the NHS
There have, to date, been two collective awards of the George Cross; Malta and the RUC (PSNI).
The GC is awarded "for acts of the greatest heroism or for most conspicuous courage in circumstance of extreme danger".
The NHS, and all those who are a part of it, meet these criteria.
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The NHS has faced an unprecedented national crisis in the form of the SARS-COV2 (COVID19) pandemic.
Repeatedly and consistently people from across the entire institution have, in the face of great personal danger, continued to provide care and support for those of us who need it the most.
It is extremely hard to demonstrate the gratitude of an entire nation to an institution. Perhaps, through awarding the GC to the NHS, we might be able to show them some of the love they have shown us.
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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
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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