Last week I unexpectedly received an offer for a free five night all inclusive break in one of our wonderful NHS hotels which I was unable to turn down.
To cut a long story short, and remove all the gory bits (of which there were quite a few) it turned out that I had a twisted bowel and I can assure you that it is not something you will want to experience - it is ******* painful.
If anyone needs convincing to have a Covid jab then spend some time in hospital and listen to what has/is going on:
- Jung girls in their twenties who have had Covid and are back working on the front line
- Staff who have spent several months working on Covid wards
- Porters who have been run into the ground with the number of patients that have needed to be constantly moved around
- Staff working 14.5 shifts due to others looking after Covid patients
As for PPE - I have never seen so much used in my life. Every time a member of staff visits a patient it is new gloves and apron and sometimes a face visor. I would not want to try and even guess how much is used on one ward of one hospital in one day let alone the whole of the NHS.
The one thing that did amaze me was the amount of technology that is in use in hospital these days all to the benefit of the patients with information flying around the hospital instantly updating records.
