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Life on the Front Line - 7 personal stories
In May, NHSGGC launched Life on the Frontline, a series of short videos where colleagues from across NHSGGC tell how their work and home life has changed during the COVID-19 outbreak.
We shared these personal accounts on our social media channels and shared some of these below, to outline the range of personal stories from across NHSGGC.
Margaret Murray, Domestic Assistant at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital tells her story, the first shared in this series.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QD0s861CoLw
Dr Abby Gunn, Acute and Stroke Consultant, normally works across IRH and RAH but when COVID hit Abby took on the role of lead clinician at IRH to coordinate the strategic and clinical response to enhance current staffing levels.
Abby said: “No matter the situation the attitude of staff was outstanding with everyone working together as one to serve the community and I will be forever grateful.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7uZQvBgiF0
Susy Anderson, Advanced Speech and Language Therapist, Glasgow City HSCP explains how her team, due to the pandemic, have developed an online service for their patients to provide support and care when they have communications and or swallowing difficulties. Susy is also proud of how her own children have coped with all the recent changes.
In line with our volunteer celebrations we heard from, Chiara Galimberti, a volunteer at the Royal Alexandra Hospital. Chiara explains the reason behind why she became a volunteer as well her plan to convert all the staff at the RAH to drinking a double espresso.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2GWsFyuA-A
Vicki Mazzoni, Lead Midwife, Princess Royal Maternity explains that while some elements of her work might have changed ‘babies will keep on coming’. Vicki also talks about why she is so proud of her daughter
Diane Young, Operations Nurse Manager, Adult Mental Health, Renfrewshire HSCP. “The time of COVID” sounds like a tv series but that’s what I felt this was, with a new episode every week with staff having to adapt and take on new roles, moving to new wards and teams all to ensure that in-patient and community mental health services were maintained. As we look forward and gradually move into the new normal we’re now tuning in to the new season!
Fiona Smith, District Nurse Adult Community Services, Inverclyde HSCP, as a new manager Fiona highlights how the team have had to adapt to new ways of working during pandemic , the support of the wider team colleagues coming together to show compassionate team working, particularly in coping together with the loss of a colleague to COVID.
