Lisa has worked as a nurse at University Hospitals Plymouth for over 25 years. Due to a medical condition she has been shielding at home since lockdown began. She has been keeping a video diary of her experiences – both professional and personal. In the short video below, Lisa explains some of the hard realities … Continue reading My shielding experience: Going from working on the ward to never leaving the house
My Experience
My working from home experience: Sophie Hall
The weeks before lock down were busy for us as a team working in the Hospital. We were preparing for a new system to go live on wards and the excitement was stronger than ever. Me and my colleague were running from ward to ward to gather as much information as we could, until that … Continue reading My working from home experience: Sophie Hall
My COVID Experience: Jude Fewings
Team Lead for the COVID-19 Respiratory/Rehabilitation and Discharge Team, Jude Fewings has shared the process behind organising a new multidisciplinary team at the beginning of a pandemic. Keep an eye out next week when we will be bringing you the experiences of eight members of the MDT. Towards the end of March as more … Continue reading My COVID Experience: Jude Fewings
My remote working coping strategy
A while ago, we asked for staff's tips for adjusting to remote working. Read on to find out what we learned. Contributions from Jason Scott, Enterprise Solutions Architect, IM&T and colleagues across the Trust. Video calls Circulate an agenda in advance. Help people to prioritise and compile it in advance, not at the tail … Continue reading My remote working coping strategy
My experience: Locked Down
I’ve always considered myself being an extrovert - I love being around people, hearing loud laughter, participating in social gatherings, being busy at work and always rush around. It can be sometimes tiring, but I love even that bit about having a busy lifestyle. I remember one of my last days at work, when me … Continue reading My experience: Locked Down
My COVID-19 Experience: Alison Owen
I am a nurse at UHP and I have anxiety. I am a nurse at UHP and I have anxiety. After taking part in a conversation on wellbeing, I was asked to share my experience on accessing mental health services. This subject may be a bit raw for some of you right now, due to … Continue reading My COVID-19 Experience: Alison Owen
My WFH experience: Mechelle Rowe
I started working from home in March along with hundreds of other staff, with just a laptop at the dining room table. I live with chronic pain, so I thought working from home would be really beneficial. Which it is, but sitting on a dining room chair for nine hours a day started to take … Continue reading My WFH experience: Mechelle Rowe
My COVID experience: coming back from retirement
My name is Monika Lear and I worked at Derriford Hospital for 17 years. In 2000 I started as a Health Care Assistant, got seconded and trained as a nurse. I qualified in 2005 and worked in HDU before transferring to Penrose. I relocated to the Freedom Unit in 2009 and eventually to the Satellite … Continue reading My COVID experience: coming back from retirement
My redeployment experience: Hazel Gullick
This redeployment has really opened my eyes to what my colleagues have had to deal with during these unprecedented times. My normal role is as Resuscitation Officer but on the 23 March I was redeployed to the Norwich Union building to work with the Procurement Team working alongside Michelle Winfield, Clinical Procurement Specialist, who is … Continue reading My redeployment experience: Hazel Gullick
Our experience: life as international doctors at UHP
Ibreez and her husband, Ibrahim, are junior doctors training in internal medicine at University Hospitals Plymouth (UHP) NHS Trust. They are just two of the many international staff working here. Ibreez grew up on Galveston Island in Texas, but went on to do her medical training in Bangladesh where she met Ibrahim. After a year … Continue reading Our experience: life as international doctors at UHP