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.