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Thursday clap for the nhs

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Every Thursday at 8pm we have a clap for the nhs workers and front line until this epidemic is gone
To bring broken Britain back

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

The decision to clap at 8pm on a Thursday is one for individuals, not the UK Government or Parliament. If you want the Government to designate a day for the recognition of our NHS and all Emergency Services, you may wish to sign this petition instead: Designate a day for the recognition of our NHS and all Emergency Services.

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 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 letters asking further questions of Government Ministers: https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/publications/3/correspondence/

Timeline

26 Mar 2020 Petition opened for signatures
15 May 2020 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 15 May 2020

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.