Having known about MERS and SARS outbreaks from over a decade ago, I understood the potential gravity but only when I saw a video from a Wuhan hospital did it become clear what was happening & potentially how underprepared we may be.
Read moreSaving lives with pulse oximeters
4th January 2022We decided in September of 2020 to send Pulse Oximeters to our clinically extremely vulnerable haematology patients who tested positive for Covid, to help us spot signs of a drop in oxygen levels.
Read moreWhat I have learned…
4th January 2022Colleagues and team working – I have learned to look out for each other during these unprecedented times.
Read moreReflections of a Ward Technologist
10th December 2021I joined the NHS a year before COVID-19 and even then, we shared memories and moments that will stay with us forever however the pandemic was like nothing we’ve ever experienced before, it was scary and confusing to say the least.
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Research at surge speed
18th November 2021My lasting memory of the year is not a hospital memory but of the first urgent Covid-19 related application we had at the Brighton and Sussex Research Ethics Committee….
Read moreHe was able to be there for the birth of his first child…
17th November 2021One morning I arrived at work to be told that all frontline staff were required to wear scrubs. I had no idea how to obtain scrubs, but one of my physio colleagues suggested I ask at ITU……
Read moreReflections of a Chaplain: demanding, heart breaking and a huge privilege
17th November 2021As chaplains our team has been present on the wards throughout the pandemic. Our role has been to support not only the patients but also relatives and members of staff…..
Read moreLooking after my father through a pandemic…
17th November 2021I would like to share my side of covid. I work as an Outpatient Receptionist at St Richards Hospital…..
Read moreTouching act of kindness
17th November 2021My story is not big or life changing, but to me it was a very kind gesture…..
Read moreA minute’s silence…
17th November 2021Today was very poignant… Standing beside my physio colleagues in critical care, alongside nurses, doctors, pharmacists, OT’s, Ward Clerks, and our patients… Holding a minute silence…….
Read moreTomorrow will be a better day…
17th November 2021March 2020. Three-week holiday in Canada visiting my sister on Vancouver Island, what a treat except the signs of a pandemic were brewing as I departed Heathrow…..
Read moreThey nursed dying patients, for some this was a new experience…
17th November 2021I was impressed by the courage and commitment shown by our children’s critical care nurses, particularly during the second wave…..
Read moreWaving to our colleague
17th November 2021One of our Porters had been in ITU with Covid and as a department we were extremely worried about our colleague.
Read moreCourage and contribution of an overseas nurse
17th November 2021I am an overseas nurse who just arrived in the UK to work for our Trust last December. I was able to witness and experience Covid in and out of the hospital…..
Read moreI didn’t know that was to be the last time I saw her in person…
17th November 2021Prior to the pandemic, colleagues and management here in Cancer Services at Worthing Hospital were very understanding of my duty to help my grandmother……
Read moreBeing brave
17th November 2021This is my COVID-19 story.
Read moreWe see you, you matter…
17th November 2021As a non-clinical employee it was a real honour to witness first-hand the dedication of our medical staff.
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