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Coronavirus - how is it/has it affected you?

HomerJSimpson said:
Very powerful piece from University College in London on BBC news. Echoes very much what I've been seeing and fear a lot of our nurses are going to burn out soon. It isn't just those of course and doctors are struggling, both those on rotation, for whom it's a baptism of fire and the senior doctors and consultants. We are lucky and our matron and management are being very proactive and the trust board are ensuring ICU is a priority. We are at the point of further escalation into theatres tomorrow.
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It's heartbreaking mate. It was so predictable and nothing was done to help them. If anything, the opposite. These people have been taken for granted, performed miracles and are now back in the firing line.
 
4LEX said:
It's heartbreaking mate. It was so predictable and nothing was done to help them. If anything, the opposite. These people have been taken for granted, performed miracles and are now back in the firing line.
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I agree. When you see nurses in tears at 7.15 in the morning after a tough night shift it does nothing to fire your own motivation for the day. All you can do is listen, empathise and remind them we are an ICU family and will share any highs and lows collectively. Some of these poor young nurses have only been on the unit since November and had a matter of weeks to get up to speed with how it all works before this hit. You can see them drowning. Senior nurses are doing what they can, when they can and as much support as we can offer is there but even the senior staff are clinical and working flat out. No idea what the answer is or when this will end. All we can do is stand together
 
HomerJSimpson said:
I agree. When you see nurses in tears at 7.15 in the morning after a tough night shift it does nothing to fire your own motivation for the day. All you can do is listen, empathise and remind them we are an ICU family and will share any highs and lows collectively. Some of these poor young nurses have only been on the unit since November and had a matter of weeks to get up to speed with how it all works before this hit. You can see them drowning. Senior nurses are doing what they can, when they can and as much support as we can offer is there but even the senior staff are clinical and working flat out. No idea what the answer is or when this will end. All we can do is stand together
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The ICU at Royal Berks has saved the life of a family member twice and I'll be forever grateful. So much respect to everyone in the hospital, especially ICU. When this eases I'll shout you a game (y)
 
In previous lockdowns my pupils have been able to drive their own car, getting private practice, with a member of their household sitting in as part of an essential trip li,e going to the shops. Keeps their hand in and was important if they had a test coming up soon after lockdown ended.
Well that's been stopped now.
DVSA have taken the private practice part off the guidance so if the kids do go out with Mum or Dad they could get pulled over by the Rozzers
Got tests late Feb/early Mar and they're not going to be ready if we're out by then.
A rearranged test will put them to June or July :cry:
 
SwingsitlikeHogan said:
We are not stupid and are capable of understanding the nub of the most complex of matters. That many do not seem incapable of applying that understanding...
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Must admit I should have left off the ignorant bit as only an extreme hermit would be unaware of what's going on. Unfortunately, there are still so many making selfish choices simply because it doesn't suit them.
 
People really need to stop clicking on the such articles and headings...…and then not take them with a large pinch of salt;)

My comments :-

1) There is always some country that is currently infected the most. Goodness knows which country actually tops that chart at this moment in time or even todate....
2) When using case data it isn't comparable as testing regimes around the world are vastly different

Why do people moan about the media and then feed it....
 
SaintHacker said:
Of course they wont report that on the first day of vaccinations we did 130k. France managed 516. Not k, just 516. But the media can't report positivity...:rolleyes:
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Are you saying the media didn't report the first day of vaccs? What media are you looking at? It was all over the media, Sky almost set up a special channel Sky Vaccinations.
 
Tomorrow I am a free man. Anyway, daughter came out of isolation with her partner Monday, Tuesday was his birthday.The day we went into lockdown. Last night was his first shift back being a copper. 3 hours into his shift he is scrapping on the floor with a bladdered guy who is assaulting his wife. In the car heading Back to the nick he says” well a least you will have 10 days off work now”. “Eh what you on about “. His wife has Covid, he is waiting for his results. The call handler forgot to ask if anyone has Covid at the address. He is now off work for another 10 days and is bloody livid.

That aside, tonight’s question time line up looks interesting.
 
I'm thinking that the one major positive for us personally coming out of the 'clap for the NHS...' was that we actually got to know our neighbours in the street - when to that point we had lost touch as there had been so many changes over the years. That created a strong community spirit in our road that has been hugely beneficial to keeping us all going since March and through the dark months (literally and figuratively).
 
SaintHacker said:
Of course they wont report that on the first day of vaccinations we did 130k. France managed 516. Not k, just 516. But the media can't report positivity...:rolleyes:
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The BBC did report this about France.
Something about they have to ask every person 5 days ahead of vaccination if they want it or not.
What a stupid system.
 
SwingsitlikeHogan said:
I'm thinking that the one major positive for us personally coming out of the 'clap for the NHS...' was that we actually got to know our neighbours in the street - when to that point we had lost touch as there had been so many changes over the years. That created a strong community spirit in our road that has been hugely beneficial to keeping us all going since March and through the dark months (literally and figuratively).
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I agree.
If you want to do it great if you don’t then don’t that’s also fine.
Don’t do it just because the neighbours are.
 
The CEO of the NHS on the covid conference just spot on. Well said to the deniers

Can only hope he get through to some
 
As a 68 year old I am a little concerned that the over 60 and 65 year olds seem not to be mentioned in the daily briefings for the roll out of the vaccine, everything seems to stop at 70 when age is the driving factor
 
So we are initiating the next trust wide escalation. Around 250 covid patients and nearly 90 ventilated with 26 in ICU. Forecast is for the peak to hit in another 3-4 weeks so the worse is yet to come. Not sure how some of the nursing and medical staff will cope.
 
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