‘We will not forget our colleagues who have died': two doctors on the frontline of the second wave. 02/12/2020
Wingfield, Tom ; Miriam Taegtmeyer
2020
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epidemic disease ; health service ; unsafe working conditions ; mortality ; burnout ; healthcare worker
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"During the first wave of coronavirus in April, we wrote about our experiences as frontline healthcare workers in Liverpool. While working on COVID-19 wards, we described the stark psychological and health vulnerabilities faced by health workers around the UK. In those early days of the pandemic, our health systems were bogged down by inadequate communication, PPE shortages, and testing limitations."
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