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.
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Reflections of a Respiratory Consultant
4th January 2022
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 moreTouching act of kindness
17th November 2021My story is not big or life changing, but to me it was a very kind gesture…..
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 moreProud to be a critical care nurse…
16th November 2021Working in Critical Care during the pandemic has been incredibly challenging, but it has highlighted how amazing and adaptable our team is, from our doctors and nurses to our physiotherapists, housekeepers and all multidisciplinary team members in between.
Read moreA journey of cancer treatment through Covid19
16th November 2021A Journey of Treatment through Covid 19
Read moreTears, so many tears…
16th November 2021So many deaths. So many, many deaths…..
Read moreSupporting collaborative working
15th October 2021Our hospital was the first hospital to have a patient with Covid-19 in early February 2020, at that point I was not bothered and got caught up in the excitement that I may walk past a camera and be on the BBC news in the background…
Read moreMemories of strength, courage, bravery and determination…
15th October 2021After a whole year of lockdown, it’s a good time to reflect. I started working at Worthing Hospital at the beginning of March 2020. Covid hadn’t impacted us at that stage…
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15th October 2021My alarm goes off at 6:00am but I have already been up for hours worrying about the day ahead. I get up, shower, eat breakfast, and put on my game face for the day…
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12th October 2021Poem ‘Reflecting on our busy day’ – submitted by Caroline, Theatre Nurse
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