“Thank you NHS”

The UK’s National Health Service (NHS) is the envy of the world. Medical care is free at the point of contact so you won’t go bankrupt paying medical bills because the system is funded by taxes. The NHS performed admirably at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic and its doctors, nurses, and support staff worked tirelessly to help patients recover.

As a result, the slogan “Thank you NHS” became a social phenomenon in the United Kingdom during the early part of the pandemic. Government officials, organizations and people everywhere posted supportive messages of support for NHS workers acknowledging the work they were doing in saving lives despite the risks of catching Covid-19.

A Wikipedia article describing the phenomenon said “large numbers of private individuals placed home-made signs in their windows and outside their homes to thank the NHS workers. The handmade posters frequently featured drawings of rainbows. The campaign was supported by the Conservative Party-controlled British government, which displayed children’s ‘Thank You NHS’ signs in the windows of 10 Downing Street.”

On April 8, 2020 Twitter posted a Tweet of the NHS Song which was written by Geoff Morrow and performed by Talia Morrow.

Tweets by NHS_SONG

Social Media Trends as of January 16, 2023

Facebook #thankyounhs: 136,000 people are posting about this
Instagram #thankyounhs: 229,716 posts
TikTok #thankyounhs: 714,900,000 views
YouTube #thankyounhs: 1,300 videos and 697 channels

Google Trends: “thank you NHS” first appeared during the week of March 22, 2020 and reached its peak during the week of April 12, 2020 during lockdown.

Sources:

“Thank you NHS” wallpaper. High Definition, High Resolution HD Wallpapers. Sep 25, 2020. URL: https://www.highreshdwallpapers.com/thank-you-nhs-wallpaper/.

“Thank you NHS.” Wikipedia.com. 2021. URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thank_You_NHS.

“Thank you NHS” song. YouTube. April 8, 2020. URL: https://www.youtube.com/@thankyounhs-song6948.

“Thank you NHS.” Twitter. April 8, 2020. URL: https://twitter.com/NHS_SONG.