News from St Bartholomew's

Vikki Ridley, highly specialist respiratory physiotherapist at St Bartholomew's Hospital, provides an honest diary entry on how her work and experiences have changed due to Covid-19.

Dan, who lives with cystic fibrosis, was admitted to ICU at St Bartholomew’s Hospital in March where he was tested positive for Covid-19. 

After leaving her job earlier in the year, Irene decided to pursue a great passion of hers – volunteering. No one could have predicted that within a few weeks she would be on the frontline of the coronavirus outbreak at St Bartholomew’s Hospital.

Senior charge nurse John Wells thanks the nurses and support staff who have been redeployed to the coronavirus frontline in intensive care at St Bartholomew’s Hospital.

Therapy departments across Barts Health are choreographing dance routines to keep morale and spirits high during the coronavirus pandemic.