Catch up on Clive Myrie’s BBC reports and more
We recently invited BBC reporter Clive Myrie to The Royal London to see the true impact of the second wave of the pandemic on our staff, patients and their families.
The reports featured on the 6pm and 10pm national news, as well as BBC news around the world, and struck a chord with the public who thanked staff for sharing their reality, vulnerability and resilience.
Although the reports were based at The Royal London, they reflected what many NHS workers are going through in doing their best to care for patients in the most challenging of circumstances, and also highlighted the importance of staying home to stop the spread of the virus and save lives.
Watch the reports below – please note that some people may find the coverage upsetting.
Intensive care units under huge pressure at peak of second wave
UK announces record Covid deaths as hospitals “overwhelmed”
The harrowing work of fighting for lives
Read Martin Freeborn's piece in the Telegraph - ‘Helen loved life and loved people – I’ll always be grateful I could be with her at the end’
Or Clive Myrie's piece in the Times - She began to cry as months of emotion burst out. Then I cried. We all cried.
But wait, there’s more
- BBC London News met staff across our hospitals who are working exceptionally hard under difficult circumstances. Read the online piece and tune into the London news on BBC One at 6.30pm, Friday 22 January for the full piece.
- Emily Huntingford, an ICU nurse at St Bartholomew’s, shared on BBC Breakfast what it’s like for NHS staff working in hospitals at the moment.
- Zara Zaman, a redeployed ICU nurse at Newham Hospital, recorded a video diary for BBC radio during one of her shifts documenting what it’s like and how she’s feeling.
- Professor David Wald, a consultant cardiologist at St Bartholomew’s, spoke to ITV London News about his animations which are helping families understand common treatments in intensive care.
- Becky Smith, an ICU nurse at The Royal London spoke with Dr Alex on a podcast about what it is like to work on our intensive care wards right now.