May 18, 20203 min read
A Chaplain's COVID-19 chronicle
On the day the lockdown happened, I had my bag packed and ready to go, it was a Monday morning. My routine on a Monday is visiting one of...
May 17, 20207 min read
Delivering psychological therapies during COVID-19
The current Covid-19 pandemic has affected everyone’s life, and is putting huge pressure on the NHS; this is especially the case for...
May 13, 20206 min read
Recovering from COVID-19 - a Research Nurse's perspective
My name is Abigail, I’m 41 and a Research Nurse at Solent NHS working in primary care. I also occasionally work in A&E at the Royal...
May 12, 20203 min read
Fit, fun-loving and living alone during lockdown
Hello, my name is Mary Ramsay and I live on the outskirts of Portsmouth. I'm a widow, having lost my husband to Dementia in 2015, and I...
May 11, 20202 min read
Step into my shoes: The career of a Senior Research Nurse
Senior Research Nurse, Jo Turpitt, tells us about her career journey... I started my research career in London in the late 90’s -...
May 11, 20202 min read
Starting a new Research Nurse role in lockdown
I started my new job as a Research Nurse at the end of February, just a few weeks before we all went in to lockdown. It was an exciting...
May 4, 20202 min read
Catering during COVID-19
Iain Robertson is our Catering Operations Manager, and he runs the catering services across all the Solent NHS Trust sites. He's only...
Apr 30, 20204 min read
A day in the life of an extrovert in isolation
Sarah Balchin is the Associate Director for Community Engagement and Patient Experience at Solent NHS Trust. She’s currently shielded at...
Apr 29, 20203 min read
Staying connected in a disconnected world
How to be connected is a question at the front of many peoples’ minds at the moment. How do we keep in contact when we can’t physically...
Apr 26, 20202 min read
How COVID-19 has affected my daily life as a stroke survivor
My name is Jo Elliott and I am stroke survivor, wife and mum of three. Before the Coronavirus pandemic, I lived a busy life, making sure...