It was certainly a very odd time! I was working 2 days a week in both a specialist hospital and a local general hospital, so saw it coming some weeks before. I had been expecting to retire fully. We lost some colleagues early on. The week after lock down was frantic and spent triaging all the cancelled appointments ( at the hospital) setting things up so I ( on the shielding list) could keep things running and do as much from home as possible and trying to upgrade my very poor IT skills! All non urgent clinical services were cancelled and almost all admin - and IT staff ( essential to almost everything!) were sent home so nothing really worked.
Those first few weeks were stressful and exhausting - but eventually life slowed down. We live semi rurally but very close to what is usually a busy noisy motorway - but it was so quiet and peaceful. We saw when the army lorries started to distribute PPE and supermarket lorries food. The weather was lovely so there was a peaceful side!
How do you acknowledge Easter.
Kate Garroway-Care at home costs