PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Julia Simons
AU  - Jenny Vaughan
TI  - Sacrifice and risk in the time of COVID-19
AID  - 10.7861/fhj.2020-0035
DP  - 2020 Jun 01
TA  - Future Healthcare Journal
PG  - 158--160
VI  - 7
IP  - 2
4099  - http://www.rcpjournals.org/content/7/2/158.short
4100  - http://www.rcpjournals.org/content/7/2/158.full
SO  - Future Healthc J2020 Jun 01; 7
AB  - The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the face of healthcare delivery. This article discusses the concept of medical sacrifice and personal risk, and how healthcare workers can apply these concepts when working outside their comfort zones, while remaining within the limits of their clinical competence. Guidance from the General Medical Council and the medical defence organisations is reviewed and considered in its practical application. We explore how a medical student, now a ‘fast tracked’ junior doctor, and a senior consultant, with pre-existing health issues, can feel confident working as part of the NHS response to COVID-19.