Submitted on Thursday 2nd April 2020
Rejected on Wednesday 15th April 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Mark 5th July as the National Health Service (NHS) day, a national holiday.
We ask that the British Government recognises 5th July as a national holiday in honour of the unparalleled work carried out across the NHS.
On NHS day, we celebrate access to high quality healthcare and the assurance that we will be looked after regardless of social class and status.
It's important to celebrate the work of the NHS as a whole and its individual members from porters and administrators to surgeons and midwives. This day communicates our shared drive to employ and support more nurses, doctors and midwives and to continue to support such a great service.
We are a community bound together in our beautiful islands, and this day would serve to remind us of something special that unites us; our commitment to excellent healthcare, free at the point of need.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
There's already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.
You are more likely to get action on this issue if you sign and share a single petition.
You may wish to sign these petitions calling for the same action:
Move all bank holidays to a time after Coronavirus Lockdown: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/309243
Bank holiday to thank those who helped during the COVID-19 crisis: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/307364
Create a new Bank Holiday in recognition of the NHS and all its amazing workers: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/303882
Introduce a 'one off' bank holiday after covid-19 pandemic to boost morale: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/304513
You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:
NHS website: www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
UK Government website: www.gov.uk/coronavirus
You can read NHS tips to help if you are worried about coronavirus here: 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: 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: committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/publications/3/correspondence/
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