How are you doing it??
The wards are still quiet awaiting the storm in my hospital so we definitely are not in the thick of it yet.
- Office space has doubled with people as all the usual Community work which takes people out the offices has stopped. Other admin staff have been redeployed into offices adding to that.
- Every man and his dog has been redeployed from throughout the region to 'help' in the wards or in ward based teams. They are brimming with people who have been told to learn what to do but in doing so has doubled the personnel on already busy with staff wards. Added to that, there aren't enough patients to everyone is being 'done to' twice for practice.
- Every outpatient space has been taken away and staff told to go to wards.
There is no social distancing as it's virtually impossible to not be near another NHS worker who has been taken off their normal role and stuck somewhere new.
Then there's patient contact. You can't do patient contact and social distancing at the same time. No PPE to be used unless covid wards.
How are others coping? I'm feeling overwhelmed and suffocated by the sheer volume of people everywhere. Corridors are pretty empty so that's a blessing....