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The healthcare assistants on our inpatient unit provide vital care and support. Here, staff members share their experiences.

Sacha Walker is a healthcare assistant working on our patient discharge team

Jane Cato, our counselling and bereavement services manager, explains how Zoom video calls have been a crucial means of support for patients

Shirley is a full-time carer for her husband John. She talks about the importance of respite care, and how calls from our welfare service have helped her feel connected during the coronavirus lockdown.

Martlets’ outpatient Jackie Smith overcame her initial frustrations with video conferencing software and is now enjoying our wellbeing classes via Zoom

Katie Dennis, Counsellor and Martlets Earthworks Coordinator, provides an update on our allotment during lockdown.

We’re so grateful to the creative individuals and businesses who have donated PPE to Martlets, made using their 3D printers. This vital equipment continues to help protect our staff and patients.

Sally Cotterell, a member of our counselling team, offers some advice on how to manage during the pandemic.

These are extraordinary times, it’s ok to feel anxious or numb, says Jane Cato, Martlets’ counselling and bereavement services manager.