Such a little word, such huge implications. This has brought out the worst in some people and the best in others. It has been seen in ubu that the best in both staff and people we serve have been brought to the surface in an almost Churchillian attitude of the “We will fight them on…

Too many times I’ve heard people saying what Covid-19 has stopped them doing, such as eating out, playing their favorite sports or watching a film at the cinema, but they haven’t stopped to see what dealing with this situation has given them. For me, it’s given me the time to spend with my wife and…

In our times, we are faced with an unknown situation, that of the pandemic of covid-19. We are all in fear for our lives and the lives of our loved ones. Anxiety, fear and insecurity for the future are many of the emotions that we are all experiencing. There are many negative feelings we have…

I love my home, but I never dreamed that I would be made to be here all the time due to a Pandemic. I miss seeing my family and friends, I miss going to the theatre, I miss going to the hairdressers, I miss browsing round shops, I miss going to Pilates each week, I…

I would never have imagined that 5 months ago, when I finished work to go on maternity leave, that I would be experiencing a situation so isolating while raising a baby. Arthur is nearly 5 months old and we have been in lockdown for half of his life. He met family and friends, but these…

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To me staying connected with my family is very important especially as my mum who is in her late 70,s and still lives in Scotland and I have not seen her in nearly a year, I was meant to go and see her in April but before this could happen we went into lockdown, I…

It could only happen to you; I have heard this said to me at least a dozen times in the past week, my sisters, my friends, my family, people I work with, I smile and say, I hope so. The reality though is that we don’t always know what is going to happen, I have…

I have been thinking about writing a blog for a few weeks and have really struggled to think of something to share and something people can relate to. Eventually, it came to me to share my families experience through COVID-19. When it was announced that schools would close, I thought, “It will be ok.” I…

For many years I had visited a nail salon to keep my nails looking good, so a few weeks ago when I was looking at my short brittle nails, I decided to purchase items to do my own acrylic nails I scoured videos of how to apply the products and last week I attempted my…

As we now know the state of preparedness for the current Pandemic by The Government, Public Authorities/ Services and Local Resilience Forums (LRF) was not as the nation had expected it to be. Whilst this pandemic presents a unique set of circumstances, as indeed others have in the past, we fully appreciate that this situation…

Is this the way forward? I think so. Over the past few weeks we have changed the way we do things whether we want to or not. Some of it has been a challenge, helping staff through the journey of online sessions. Watching people with cameras upside down and back to front. Being able to…