Our exposure of what was happening in a London hospital before New Year was (we believe) one of the dominant forces pushing the government to lockdown the UK. The media knew what was going on, but had no proof. Someone whistleblew to @EveryDoctorUK, and we took the story to...
the press. I don’t think any doctor could have received that information, of inadequate safe staffing levels, as COVID cases escalated, and simply sat on it. I recognise that the information was shocking, and for staff locally, our exposure caused upset and stress...
I won’t deny that, and I was wracked with guilt towards those staff members as the story exploded in the press. I’m still conflicted. How do you balance the responsibility towards one hospital’s reputation against your concerns for the entire population when lockdown wasn’t...
..in place? We’re fed a lot of info from a lot of sources. We knew this wave of COVID-19 would kill a lot of people.
Why am I telling you this? Because, honestly, I’m still struggling with this. I’m struggling as a doctor, in the knowledge that some NHS staff felt let down...
Why am I telling you this? Because, honestly, I’m still struggling with this. I’m struggling as a doctor, in the knowledge that some NHS staff felt let down...
...I’m struggling with the stress my team was put through. And I’m struggling myself; the abuse I faced for a week online was so intense that I couldn’t eat or sleep. I’ve been wilfully lied about; called names I can’t forget. And at times it makes me question whether I want to..
continue to lead @EveryDoctorUK. To anyone going through trolling- I see you. I won’t forget how my team was treated, who was ‘liking’ the abuse. Who was perpetrating the lies. And I won’t forget those staff who felt let down either. I’m sorry our actions upset you. Julia
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