Diary entries of a physiotherapist during COVID-19
Vikki Ridley, highly specialist respiratory physiotherapist at St Bartholomew's Hospital, provides an honest diary entry on how her work and experiences have changed due to Covid-19.
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Dental Nurse redeployed to Adult Critical Care – Christian's experience
In this blog post, Royal London dental nurse, Christian Villa, shares his experience of being redeployed to Adult Critical Care.
Volunteers' week 2021 – A time to say thanks
At Barts Health, we are extremely lucky to have such amazing people who willingly dedicate their time and effort and volunteer their services to help us.
Covid-19 diaries from the respiratory unit: Entry #3
In this diary entry, Brinni Selvarajah and Richard Toshner reflect on the amount of upheaval to the department formerly known as respiratory medicine, now known as covidology.
"They reassured me that I’m in the best hands"
Dan, who lives with cystic fibrosis, was admitted to ICU at St Bartholomew’s Hospital in March where he was tested positive for Covid-19.
“Some of my friends think I’m mad but I absolutely love it!” – Irene on volunteering during a pandemic
After leaving her job earlier in the year, Irene decided to pursue a great passion of hers – volunteering. No one could have predicted that within a few weeks she would be on the frontline of the coronavirus outbreak at St Bartholomew’s Hospital.
Doctor raises 13k for Barts Charity
Dr Josh Michaels, a surgical trainee at The Royal London Hospital has raised more than £13,000 for Barts Charity.
“They are very courageous” – John pays tribute to newly deployed intensive care staff
Senior charge nurse John Wells thanks the nurses and support staff who have been redeployed to the coronavirus frontline in intensive care at St Bartholomew’s Hospital.
Alex Aldren, the opera-singing doctor shares his story
In this two-minute read, we caught up with Dr Alex Aldren to discuss his viral video and his background in opera.