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Today I’ve witnessed true sadness in this time of complete madness, Strangers who need our help and care Are now told their bodies are beyond repair…

Reflecting on our busy day

Poem 'Reflecting on our busy day' - submitted by Caroline, Theatre Nurse

Poem Western Sussex Hospitals Worthing Hospital Zine (to be included in our forthcoming Zine)

Redeployed to help in various roles...

Tina, Private and Overseas Manager shares her story of being redeployed.

Brighton & Sussex University Hospitals Princess Royal Hospital Royal Sussex County Hospital Written article

Real strength in working together as a team...

I would like to share the story of how the Western front line staff came together to offer practical advice, reflection, clinical discussion and mutual support from the very start of the Covid pandemic.

Southlands Hospital St Richard's Hospital Western Sussex Hospitals Worthing Hospital Written article

Re-affirming my research and nursing vocation

Submitted by Emma Clinical Stroke and Senior Ophthamology Research Nurse When the pandemic was announced ...

Rainbow eye tapestry

At the start of the pandemic in 2020, a project called Shared Hearts was set up by our Critical Care team to support loved ones of patients who had sadly died of Covid. I created this tapestry by hand stitching over 125,000 individual pieces of yarn over a 4 month period.

Art and illustration Brighton & Sussex University Hospitals Emotional content Royal Sussex County Hospital Written article Zine (to be included in our forthcoming Zine)

Proud to be a critical care nurse...

Working 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.

Western Sussex Hospitals Worthing Hospital Written article Zine (to be included in our forthcoming Zine)

Pride

Pride - that word sums up my story and reflections...

Western Sussex Hospitals Worthing Hospital Written article

PPE was a very emotive subject...

My team were responsible for receiving and distributing PPE throughout the trust.

Brighton & Sussex University Hospitals Princess Royal Hospital Royal Sussex County Hospital Written article

Portraits of cardiac colleagues

I was redeployed during the 1st wave of Covid 19. My mental health took a hit and I turned to my pencil case to find solace. These are portraits of colleagues who I have worked with in cardiac theatres.

Art and illustration Brighton & Sussex University Hospitals Emotional content Royal Sussex County Hospital Zine (to be included in our forthcoming Zine)

Portraits for heroes

A national project in 2020 to immortalise in pictures many of the NHS professionals working through the Covid-19 pandemic featured dozens of colleagues at the former Western Sussex Hospitals (now part of UHSussex) painted for posterity.

Art and illustration Southlands Hospital St Richard's Hospital Western Sussex Hospitals Worthing Hospital