PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Harriet L White
AU  - Alexander A Tuck
AU  - Benjamin C Pyrke
AU  - Emily Murphy
AU  - Katherine Figg
AU  - Gwendolen J Cartwright
AU  - Badr A Abdalla
AU  - Mark A Reynolds
TI  - ‘Face time’ for the first time: Video communication between relatives and junior doctors in the COVID-19 pandemic
AID  - 10.7861/clinmed.2020-0925
DP  - 2021 May 01
TA  - Clinical Medicine
PG  - 211--214
VI  - 21
IP  - 3
4099  - http://www.rcpjournals.org/content/21/3/211.short
4100  - http://www.rcpjournals.org/content/21/3/211.full
SO  - Clin Med2021 May 01; 21
AB  - Working on a COVID-19 ward presents a number of challenges to staff, with communication between families, patients and staff being highlighted as a key challenge. Novel methods are needed to overcome the barriers presented by COVID-19, with many turning to technology to offer solutions. Recognising these challenges as an area for improvement on our own ward, we sought to introduce new methods of communication to improve patient, relative and staff understanding and wellbeing. Through our own experiences and a discussion of the literature on this topic, we have identified some key themes which we believe can assist in the development of communication strategies in the developing pandemic.