How the NHS Coped with Covid-19

The COVID-19 pandemic had a significant impact on the UK and the National Health Service, with economies crashing, livelihoods being eradicated, and thousands of lives being shortened or devastated. This book traces a timeline of the pandemic, highlighting key events in how the UK and the NHS approached these unparalleled events. It also includes stories from frontline staff, such as a nurse who became a COVID patient in her own ICU, staff from the Nightingale hospital, a GP who returned from retirement to assist with the response, and international healthcare professionals.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 216 pages
Publication date: 28 June 2022
Publisher: Pen & Sword Books Ltd

The year 2020 will be etched in history as a pivotal moment when the Coronavirus pandemic irrevocably transformed the world as we know it. The global economy plummeted, livelihoods were destroyed, and countless lives were tragically cut short or devastated by the devastating effects of this novel virus. In the United Kingdom, the National Health Service (NHS) emerged as the focal point as the nation witnessed the healthcare system grapple with the consequences of this disease. This book chronicles a timeline of the COVID-19 pandemic, highlighting key events in how the UK and the NHS approached these unprecedented challenges. Comparisons are drawn with tactics employed worldwide, and the decisions of our leaders are scrutinized. Alongside the factual accounts, there are poignant stories. Each of us has a unique COVID story to share, and this book serves as a compilation of some of these tales from our frontline heroes. As the country entered a rapid lockdown in March, the dedicated staff of the NHS donned their personal protective equipment (PPE) and continued to report for duty. They provide us with an inside look into the harrowing experiences of the pandemic in emergency departments, wards, intensive care units (ICUs), general practice clinics, care homes, and ambulances across the UK. We hear from a nurse who battled COVID-19 in her own ICU, staff members at the rapidly constructed Nightingale hospital, a retired GP who returned to assist with the response, and international healthcare professionals, including a cruise ship nurse in the Caribbean, a public health consultant in Australia, and emergency department doctors in South Africa.

Weight: 510g
Dimension: 156 x 234 x 18 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781399006118