Petition · past parliament

Make 5 July “NHS Day”.

Rejected 17 signatures

What the petition asks

To designate 5 July “NHS day” in recognition of the service its staff provides to this nation and its people.
Make it an annual official day of thanks and recognition.

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 these petitions calling for the same action:

Bank holiday to thank those who helped during the COVID-19 crisis:

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Create a new Bank Holiday in recognition of the NHS and all its amazing workers:

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

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 correspondence with Government Ministers asking further questions:

https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/publications/3/correspondence/

Timeline

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

Key facts

Signatures 17
Status Rejected
Rejected 23 Apr 2020

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