Make March 26th a national holiday as “NHS day”

Rejected 12 signatures

What the petition asks

Create a new national holiday on the 26th March each year with special opportunities for all parts of the community to support the NHS and social care workers and recall the bravery and commitment of staff during the coronavirus pandemic.

Creating a national holiday is something only the government can do. It also has the resources to support the NHS and social care the enable a national day of support. This could include voluntary additional NI payments.

Why it was rejected

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

You may wish to sign this petition calling for the same action: Create a new Bank Holiday in recognition of the NHS and all its amazing workers.

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

Timeline

28 Mar 2020	Petition opened for signatures
1 Apr 2020	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 12

Status Rejected

Rejected 1 Apr 2020

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