Nurses alarmed at staffing levels, infection control and myths spread on social media
Nine months ago, Boris Johnson praised staff at St Thomas’ for saving his life. Now, a senior intensive care nurse at the London hospital warns that patient care is being compromised due to staff shortages and a failure to plan for the second Covid wave.
Dave Carr, an intensive care charge nurse, is one of many NHS workers desperate for the public to know what is going on inside their hospitals at a time when misinformation and scepticism about the virus are rife.