Bit of a rhetorical question, I admit. Posting here for traffic. I am sure it will get moved to Coronavirus thread at some point.
A huge and increasing amount of stress is and will be placed on doctors, nurses, care assistants, caterers, cleaners, and everybody else who works in NHS facilities at the moment. All of their leave has been cancelled, so more than a million people in UK will be missing family holidays, weddings, and so on, and many of them will to find someone else to care for children, older relatives, etc.
MumsnetHQ: OP has asked us to strike out the above passage because they were mistaken, and have no information to suggest that annual leave will be cancelled for NHS workers.
Those who have contact with possible or confirmed COVID-19 patients will face an especially sharp increase in the danger and discomfort of their work, and they will probably be asked to work longer hours. Many of them will see people die. NHS workers and their close family members may face an increased risk of premature illness and death compared to other people of similar age and health. This challenge will probably continue for many months.
One of the ways this community can help to #FlattenTheCurve is to support those individuals and their families who will be putting themselves in harm's way in order to treat and try to save the sickest among us. The more we can support them, the more they will be able to support our wider community. Plus, at a time like this they deserve our support - I think they are all heroes for even turning up at work.
Would any Mumsnet posters with direct knowledge of this please help us to identify charities and other organisations that can effectively, efficiently and rapidly channel offers of financial and other support to the NHS workers and their families who are most affected by this?
[Edited by MNHQ at OP's request]