Rejected petition Create a national holiday or award in honour of the NHS and Emergency Services

I would like to put forward that the Government and parliament discuss the idea that once the Covid-19 outbreak has been contained in the UK, our NHS staff as well as Emergency Services personnel receive either a national holiday in their name or are awarded a medal/days pay tax free every year.

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It would be a great thing to be able mark the occasion as well as recognise the unrelenting effort the NHS and emergency services made during the outbreak. The day we beat the disease should be enshrined in history, future generations should know about the fantastic solidarity and personal sacrifice health care workers made during this awful time. Whether this be in the form of a new national holiday with appropriate namesake or each worker receives a medal of service/financial bursary.

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You may wish to sign these petitions calling for the same action:

https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/303882
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/307364
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/302613

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

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Date submitted 27 March 2020
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