Rejected petition Recognise NHS Workers and Carers with “The Nightingale Cross” Medal

We recognise soldiers for their participation in tours of duty with medals, this is one of the biggest battles this country has faced in recent times. I feel we should recognise NHS workers and Carers the same way, they and their families have sacrificed so much to save our country.

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To pass a law or order to recognise all NHS workers and carers with “The Nightingale Cross” medal for their tireless work in this battle against Coronavirus

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You may wish to sign these petitions calling for similar actions:

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

Award medals to the retired doctors and nurses who returned to NHS for COVID19: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/315329

Award posthumous medals to NHS and other frontline workers; victims of covid-19: 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

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 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 30 April 2020
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