NHS staff and care workers. The medal will be manufactured by Thomas Fattorini Ltd, based in the Jewellery Quarter. The team behind the ‘Covid Star’ People’s Medal are hoping it will be supported by Matt Hancock, the Secretary for State for Health and Social Care, so that the government can roll out the initiative nationally.
A change. org petition has been set up which will be handed to the government, to sign the petition click here In January Mr Gray was using a Nightingale badge as inspiration for the Nurse Pavilion planned for the 2020 Chelsea Flower Show.
Nightingale Badges were awarded to nurses completing their training at St. Thomas’ Hospital from 1925-1992. When the Chelsea Flower Show was cancelled because of Covid-19, Mr Gray.