NHS volunteers

[DoubleAction]

I only caught the tail end of the briefing so I'm not sure if there were details of how to apply or the kind of work required, but:

If you had a fit young person in your household, currently not working because of the crisis, would you want them to do it or prefer to keep your household as safe as possible by not letting anyone be out?

We have no additional risk and DS could do with a sense of purpose and something to put on his CV! The rest of us are working from home.

I'm usually very much in favour of doing your bit....

I know, I would have suggested to DD (16 and cast adrift following the GCSE situation) otherwise.

Mine is 17 working for over a year and no has no job no access to any money as under 18

I'm interested in doing some cleaning. I know it might take a bit training but I think I'd be good at it.

Thanks for the info and links

hope the government have decent ppe for them

People who are front line nhs haven’t got decent PPE, so I think this unlikely!

That'll be confusing with all the local covid Facebook pages

The supermarkets are recruiting Random? The only reason DS didn't do that was that his employers are still paying and it didn't seem right (to me) to have two jobs. Important work atm, even more than usual.

Not where we live only if over 18 to do nights

I worked for the NHS before getting married and having my children now I am a SAHM, If your son wants to volunteer to help the STAFF then tell him to go for it! They will need him.

But as for all the idiots that have caught the virus over the weekend because they thought they would send a big F U to Boris Johnson, no he shouldn't put your family at risk for their sake!

I would not go back now even if they offered double pay, not for all the selfish brits spreading it like fire because they think they are invincible.

The only time DS has left the house in the last 10 days is for a short run with me and a walk with the four of us. He's been ahead of the game.

This is just delivering shopping or medicine to the shielded people or moving NHS supplies, so he'll be out and about but not (I don't think?) at excessive risk. Realistically BWPaa these are not the people out over the weekend.

Can I just point out that lots of your frontline NHS staff and other key workers come in to the vulnerable groups. I'm assuming you expect them to continue to go to work to treat you and their family. They can't just decide they would rather prioritise their own health and that of their families and pack it in. I think people who aren't in the highest risk category/do not have a household member in the highest risk category have a duty to help out wherever possible/practical. A very close relative of mine is a pharmacist with asthma who is working on a covid 19 ward without effective PPE. There are many other workers in similar situations. They don't put themselves first and everyone expects them to put other people first so they can be treated but then those same people aren't willing to be anywhere near as selfless?