Today, the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) is asking supermarkets to make sure nursing staff can get the basic necessities they need so they can keep on caring for patients as the Coronavirus pandemic continues.
In a letter to supermarket CEOs, the RCN says nurses are being faced with empty shelves and unable to buy even the most basic foods to see them through.
The RCN is calling on supermarkets to provide priority access to those working in health and care and to hold back certain items like toilet paper for nurses and care assistants.
The letter follows the concerns of many nursing staff that they won’t be able to get healthy food for themselves or their families when so many are working long, demanding shifts to care for people affected by Covid-19, and so-called ‘panic buying’ continues.
One critical care nurse made headlines when she recorded a heart-breaking video in her car explaining that after a 48 hour shift in hospital she found supermarket shelves bare, and she was worried she’d be able to stay healthy in these challenging times.
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