Now I am fully aware that Covid has not gone away, but it does also now feature as a piece of history with historians, and the media exploring the outbreak, the measure taken to combat it and of course the human tragedy.
Like many we stood on the doorstep and clapped along with our neighbours, had family members receive special treatment in supermarkets, but remain dismayed that NHS pay has not really been upped to reflect that contribution.
So I was interested at this medal which has been acquired by David Harrop.
I am not sure who the medal was issued to and anyway would not want to include a name.
I know that it was awarded by the MidYorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust who have written it has given “staff members a medal to thank them for their service during COVID-19.
All staff received £100 and four hours additional annual leave. Stephen Southern, senior consultants at the hospital worked with a local company to commission and produce the design.
The design has been done in such a way that it could be adapted for other trusts and organisations.
To help the trust roll this out, everyone was asked to make sure their address details were up to date on the self-service HR system.
They communicated this with teaser posts on social media, creating a hashtag and encouraging as many people as possible to post.
The medals have been very well received by staff and the trust has had enquires from a number of other trusts and public sector organisations”. *
Location; Yorkshire
Picture; the Covid 19 medal and citation, courtesy of David Harrop
*NHS Employers, https://www.nhsemployers.org/case-studies/rewarding-and-recognising-throughout-covid-19-pandemic
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