[GoldHeart]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

That's my main issue with it, I think it's mostly empty praise, I just don't believe that when all of this is finally over people will be insisting on the NHS being better funded and better run and medical staff being given the respect that they have ALWAYS deserved - not just now that something big is happening. I think people will quickly forget that they were clapping in the street and will be happy for NHS staff to continue to be under-paid and taken for granted.

I would be very, very happy to be proven wrong. I would be ecstatic if this was some sort of turning point for healthcare across the whole world. But I just don't see it... And then in a few decades when the next new viral pandemic comes along (because this won't be the last), people will somehow still be shocked at how ill-prepared we were, and will be clapping in their doorways again for their new-found heroes.

I just hope this is a lesson learnt, this definitely won't be the last virus pandemic but hopefully we'll be better prepared.

I wish it was a turning point aswell, I always worry about important services like the NHS as I would never want us to end up with a healthcare system like America.

Our NHS staff need more than cheers and clapping .

[Samm]

I voted labour last december, who actually had a plan to fund the NHS and it’s workforce, so my part was already done

[GoldHeart]

Originally Posted by Samm

I voted labour last december, who actually had a plan to fund the NHS and it’s workforce, so my part was already done

So relateable me too

[Tom4784]

Sadly too many people only care about the NHS workers when it affords them a chance to make themselves look good. It's the same with the army, how many people only care about the troops when it comes to gathering likes on Facebook or for a sense of self satisfaction in November?

If you truly care about the NHS, get knowledgeable on the politics behind it and remember this ordeal when the time comes to vote. Vote for whoever has the best policy's for the NHS, clapping won't change the dire circumstances and the stress these people are under.

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by Nicky91

i know what i am saying, and i saw it very clear too on the news, and most of those people stood quite close to each other (against the whole social distancing rule, but they get away with it because all these ''perfect'' care workers deserve respect)


not all care workers are perfect

Family groups Nicky or people living in the same house stood together, no one was hugging their neighbour

[Nicky91]

Originally Posted by Cherie

Family groups Nicky or people living in the same house stood together, no one was hugging their neighbour

ok a more lovelier gesture than this comes from my province anyway, Guus Meeuwis song Brabant is our sort of ''province anthem'' and on our local radio they play that song every saturday afternoon and they want everyone in the province to sing along, to show we are one in this crisis


another gesture from the football world, in Germany

Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund, Red Bull Leipzig all have put more than 20 million in a emergency fund to help out the minor smaller football teams who might be financially affected after this coronacrisis also a lovely selfless gesture i guess