5 meaningful ways you can do to support the NHS instead of clapping. (JPI Media) As the UK endures a third national lockdown amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic the UK public once again want to show their thanks for NHS heroes. Web searches for “support the NHS” have increased by 125 per cent since the beginning of the third UK national lockdown. In March last year, people across the UK would stand on their doorsteps every Thursday evening to clap for carers. Boris Johnson joined people across the country in thanking frontline healthcare workers who were going above and beyond to help treat victims of the coronavirus pandemic.
Coronavirus deaths are starting to fall in Stoke-on-Trent (Image: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)
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The NHS has suffered an incredibly challenging year, with many showing their support of frontline workers by participating in ‘Clap for Carers’.
Captain Tom Moore raised over £32 million in support of the National Health Service, and others have been keen to show their appreciation for those who dedicate their lives to save others.