Royal video praise for dedication of medics
Giving message Sunday
BORIS JOHNSON BIOGRAPHER ON PREGNANT CARRIE’S PAIN
THERE is little worse than being unable to care for a very ill family member in isolation in hospital.
It’s crucial to prepare questions for NHS staff so you don’t forget anything vital to ask. Next, find what methods of communication they allow. They could help you
FaceTime or maybe phone. You could drop a letter at the hospital for your loved one, saying how much you care. Include family photos. Whatever you do, stay calm when in touch. What they need most is to feel your confidence that they’ll recover.
If you drain yourself with worry, you’ll have little reserves to help care for them later. Dr Pam is on Twitter @drpamspurr nurses, midwives and other health workers, in these most challenging of circumstances, is an example to us all.
“My family and I send our enduring appreciation and good wishes.”
In an unprecedented broadcast watched by 24 million Brits on Sunday, the head of state reassured her locked-down nation that it can overcome the virus and that “we will meet again”, echoing the Second World War anthem sung by Dame Vera Lynne. During the new video montage, still and moving images are shown of a number of health-related royal visits from the Queen opening hospitals to the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge touring a London Ambulance Centre to meet staff taking NHS
THE Queen has praised the “selfless commitment and diligence” of healthcare workers battling the coronavirus crisis around the globe, to mark World Health Day.
On behalf of the entire Royal Family, the monarch hailed the “dedication to service” of nurses, midwives and other medical staff risking their lives to keep us safe.
Her words were released yesterday in a video montage posted on the Royal Family Twitter account, showing members of the monarchy meeting medical staff and health workers.
The Queen said: “On the occasion of World Health Day, I want to thank all those in the Charles healthcare profession for your claps for NHS online selfless commitment and diligence as you 111 calls. undertake vitally important roles to protect Other royals pictured meeting health and improve the health and well-being of workers include the Prince of Wales, people across the Commonwealth, and Duchess of Cornwall and the Earl and across the world. Countess of Wessex.
“In testing times, we often observe that Charles, 71, contracted the virus and spent the best of the human spirit comes to the seven days in self-isolation at his Scottish fore; the dedication to service of countless home after reporting mild symptoms.
TAKE the monstrous ego out of a personality cult and we are left with a doubting sect.
Hospitalised Boris Johnson IS the Tory Government.
Seizing charge of the political and health battles against coronavirus before the contest became the fight of his life, Johnson’s dominance always threatened to be a seismic issue.
Sideline him in intensive care, allow the recuperation required when he gets out, and there’s a dangerous vacuum at the top.
The very real danger now is drift with any major decisions. The mice will play when the cat’s away, assertive Cabinet Ministers jockeying for position and challenging rivals’ authority.
Deputising Dominic Raab has the personality of a vandalised litter bin and will struggle to impose himself on smarter Rishi Sunak, truculent Matt Hancock or cunning Michael Gove isolating at home.
Exposed is the importance of a designated survivor who is formally Deputy PM – a John Prescott wired into the system, not dropped in like Raab. During this emergency Johnson’s self-obsession reveals the inadvisability of a Me-Me-Me regime.
This is a horrible situation, you can’t even accompany your loved one to hospital
Deputising Raab has a personality equal to a vandalised litter bin