Petition · past parliament

Create a National Health Service Day on July 5th every year to show our thanks.

Rejected 10 signatures

What the petition asks

To say thank you to the NHS who are not only fighting Coronavirus today but protecting us everyday since 1948
We need to recognise those who fought for us and for those who lost their lives working for the NHS

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: 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 find 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: https://committees.parliament.uk/work/192/the-governments-response-to-coronavirus/

Timeline

9 Apr 2020 Petition opened for signatures
10 Jun 2020 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 10
Status Rejected
Rejected 10 Jun 2020

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