Rejected petition A new National Health Service (NHS) Public / Bank Holiday! (5 July!)

Starting next year - implement a new National Health Service Public Holiday!! (5 July!) to be held every year for all time in recognition and solidarity of its greatness and for the sacrifices its workers made in the battle of Covid-19

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

Move all bank holidays to a time after Coronavirus Lockdown: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/309243

Bank holiday to thank those who helped during the COVID-19 crisis: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/307364

Create a new Bank Holiday in recognition of the NHS and all its amazing workers: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/303882

Introduce a 'one off' bank holiday after covid-19 pandemic to boost morale: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/304513

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/

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Date submitted 1 April 2020
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