Coughing Covid patients put frontline NHS staff at far higher risk of catching the virus than thought and PPE plans may need a complete rethink, study finds Researchers found that coughing produces 10 times more infectious ‘aerosol’ There are now calls for healthcare workers to be given FFP3 respirator masks Dr James Dodd’s research suggests … Read more
Love Island’s Dr Alex George shares an insight into the ‘reality’ of working on the NHS frontline in A&E with powerful new post By Clare Mccarthy For Mailonline Published: 10:12 GMT, 25 January 2021 | Updated: 10:12 GMT, 25 January 2021 Dr Alex George gave an insight into the ‘reality’ of working on the NHS … Read more
Frontline workers at Covid testing centres are NOT being offered vaccines yet because they are ‘not in close contact’ with the virus and have PPE Department of Health said they weren’t in ‘close contact’ with the virus It also said they had ‘appropriate PPE’ to protect them from the disease Testing staff lean into cars … Read more
The Duke of Cambridge has spoken candidly about how seeing people die when he was an air ambulance pilot left him traumatised ‘for weeks on end’ and feeling the world was a ‘darker, blacker place’. Drawing on his own experiences speaking to front line workers dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic, Prince William, 38, admitted his work regularly … Read more
Dr Alex George has been lauded by fans for his tireless work on the NHS front line during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Love Island star, 30, has been working as an A&E doctor in Lewisham throughout the pandemic, while many of his reality TV pals flout the rules by jetting to Dubai and claiming their … Read more
Dr Alex George urged those fighting on the front line to take care of themselves as they continue to battle coronavirus. In an Instagram post shared on Friday, the Love Island star, 30, posed for a picture and penned a lengthy caption in a post shared two days after he received his first round of … Read more
A father who died of Covid despite shielding has left behind the ultimate legacy – six children who all work on the NHS front line. Tributes have been paid to Ahsan-ul-Haq Chaudry, who died aged 81 at the East London hospital where his daughter works, commending his hard work in raising an ITU doctor, two GPs, a … Read more
Dr Alex George has admitted being on the frontline for a second time round is ‘tough’. The Love Island star, 30, appeared on Monday’s Lorraine via live link as he discussed the current coronavirus surge and revealed NHS staff are ‘exhausted’. Following the tragic death of his brother Llŷr in July last year, the healthcare professional … Read more
Gareth Malone. Justin Bieber. The Lewisham and Greenwich NHS choir could easily have been forgiven for thinking they had already reached the height of fame with their celebrity collaborations. Formed in 2012 for a BBC programme with choirmaster Gareth Malone, the choir went on to catch the attention of the Canadian pop star in 2015, … Read more
France will reward hundreds of migrant frontline workers in the fight against Covid-19 by granting them citizenship. The interior ministry invited people who ‘actively contributed’ to the fight against coronavirus to apply for fast-track naturalisation in September. Some 3,000 workers applied, of whom 74 have now been granted a French passport with another 693 in … Read more